This edition of GSA Policy Profile Series highlights the latest legislative activity regarding the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA), which recently was voted out of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, an advancement that serves as a key milestone. Learn how TROA has evolved, its changes in Medicare coverage, what research has been used to advance and advocate for the Act, where TROA is headed in Congress, and what a final legislative act may look like.
Guests:
- Tracy Zvenyach, PhD, MS, RN, Director of Policy, Strategy and Alliances at the Obesity Action Coalition
Host:
- Patricia M. "Trish" D'Antonio, BSPharm, MS, MBA, BCGP, Vice President, Policy and Professional Affairs, Gerontological Society of America
Additional resources:
- GSA’s evidence-based KAER Toolkit for the Management of Obesity in Older Adults
- GSA Enrich Learning Center: Obesity and Overweight
- GSA’s Policy Advocacy
- Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (H.R. 4818)
- CDC Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps
- Trust For America’s Health State of Obesity
This podcast episode is supported by Novo Nordisk.
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