Arizona |
Yes |
Yes |
|
State recommended |
AZ largest state employee plan, EPO |
California |
Yes |
Yes* |
*Covers weight loss programs |
State recommended |
CA largest small group plan, HMO |
Colorado |
- |
Yes |
|
State recommended |
largest small group plan, HMO-Point of Service |
Delaware |
Yes |
- |
|
State recommended |
DE 2nd largest small group product, EPO |
District of
Columbia |
- |
Yes* |
* Covers medical nutrition therapy, obesity preventative services and weight loss drugs |
District recommended |
DC Largest small group plan, PPO |
Florida |
- |
Yes* |
* Covers diabetes-related nutritional counseling and nutritional guidance |
Federal Default |
FL largest small group product, PPO |
Georgia |
Yes** |
Partial* |
*Nutritional therapy for people with diabetes
** Morbid obesity coverage must be offered under 1999 state law |
Federal Default |
GA Largest small group product, Point of Service |
Hawaii |
Yes |
Yes |
|
State recommended |
HI Largest small group product, PPO |
Idaho |
|
Partial* |
*Dietary counseling for diabetes |
Federal Default |
ID Largest small group product, PPO |
Illinois |
Yes |
- |
|
State recommended |
IL largest small group product, PPO |
Indiana |
Yes** |
- |
** Morbid obesity coverage must be offered under a 2000 state law |
n/a |
n/a |
Iowa |
Yes |
- |
|
Federal Default |
IA largest small group product, PPO |
Louisiana |
- |
Yes* |
*Dietitian visits and diabetes nutrition therapy for diabetic patients; blood pressure,obesity, and cholesterol screening/counseling; and height, weight, and BMI measurements for children.
|
Federal Default |
LA largest small group product, PPO |
Maine |
Yes |
- |
|
Federal Default |
ME largest small group product, PPO |
Maryland |
Yes |
Yes* |
*Medical nutrition therapy to treat a chronic illness or condition (See features below at note 1) |
State recommended |
MD largest small group product, HMO |
Massachusetts |
Yes |
Yes* |
* Weight loss programs |
State recommended |
MA largest small group product, HMO |
Michigan |
Yes |
Yes* |
*Weight loss programs |
State recommended |
MI largest HMO plan |
Nebraska |
|
Partial* |
*nutritional counseling for ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease) |
Federal default |
NE largest small group product, PPO |
Nevada |
Yes |
- |
|
State recommended |
NV largest small group product, Point of Service
|
New Hampshire |
Yes |
- |
|
State recommended |
NH 2nd largest small group product,HMO |
New Jersey |
Yes**** |
Partial* |
*For patients with diabetes or verifiable specific disease criteria
****Morbid obesity coverage must be included under state law and as an EHB
|
Federal default |
NJ Largest small group product,HMO |
New Mexico |
Yes |
Yes* |
* Includes weight loss programs |
State recommended |
NM Largest small group product,PPO |
New York |
Yes |
- |
|
State recommended |
NY Largest small group product,EPO |
North Carolina |
Yes |
Partial* |
*Nutritional counseling for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) |
State recommended |
NC largest small group product,PPO |
North Dakota |
Yes |
Partial* |
*Medically necessary weight management drugs |
State recommended |
ND largest HMO plan |
Oklahoma |
Yes |
Partial* |
*Weight loss programs for diabetes self-management |
Federal default |
OK largest small group product, PPO |
Rhode Island |
Yes |
Yes |
|
State recommended |
Largest small group product, PPO |
South Dakota |
Yes |
- |
|
Federal Default |
SD Largest small group product, PPO |
Tennessee |
- |
Yes* |
*Dietary guidance from home health workers; dietary counseling, and dietary counseling for patients with Type II diabetes |
Federal Default |
TN Largest small group product, PPO |
Utah |
- |
Yes* |
*For adults at risk for chronic disease; obesity screening and counseling; nutritional counseling for patients with diabetes and certain other medical conditions. |
State recommended |
UT 3rd largest state employee health plan, HMO |
Vermont |
Yes |
Yes |
|
State recommended |
VT Largest small group product, HMO |
Virginia |
Yes** |
|
Morbid obesity coverage must be offered within at least one plan by each state-regulated health insurer, under a 2000 state law |
n/a |
n/a |
Washington |
|
Yes, Partial* |
*For diabetic patients. |
State recommended |
WA Largest small group product,PPO |
West Virginia |
Yes |
- |
|
Federal Default |
WV Largest small group product,PPO |
Wyoming |
Yes |
- |
|
Federal Default |
WY largest small group product, PPO |
|
|
|
|
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