Who is qualified to provide obesity counseling to an eligible Medicare individual?
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It is within the scope of the primary care. I went to the web site and pulled up the decision memo, and here is the link: www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-decision-memo.aspx?&N…
Hi Lynn. I’ve read the other answers and the language that you quote from the Medicare ‘memo.’ What I would suggest, rather than guess, is to get the answer straight “from the horse’s mouth!” Why not contact your local Medicare office or the headquarters in Baltimore and ask one of their Program Analyst that exact question?
LaRue, CSCS
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