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OCAN Letter to Ambassador Susan Rice Requesting Meeting with Domestic Policy Council
October 27, 2022 by Obesity Care Advocacy Network

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By the Numbers

42%

U.S. Adults with Obesity

$170B

Annual Excess Costs of Adult Obesity

230+

Obesity-related Conditions

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Doubling COVID’s Toll: Mental Health and Obesity
October 10, 2021 by Ted Kyle, ConscienHealth
One of the long-term effects of the COVID pandemic will be a jump in childhood obesity, traced back to the mental health of children and families.
REPLAY: OCAN's 2021 Obesity Care Week Briefing: "Obesity Care, COVID-19, and Communities of Color"
March 3, 2022 by OCAN
Please join the Obesity Care Advocacy Network on Thursday, March 3 at 12 PM Eastern for a live replay of the 2021 Obesity Care Week Congressional Briefing

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Comments: House and Senate Sponsors Urge CMS to Implement TROA Provisions
November 2, 2021 by Reps. Kind, Reed, Ruiz, Wenstrup; Sens. Carper, Cassidy
We urge CMS to use regulatory authority to give seniors access to anti-obesity medications and intensive behavioral therapy for obesity.
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