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SB 1070 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

State Group Insurance Program Coverage for Obesity Treatment

Summary
State Group Insurance Program Coverage for Obesity Treatment; Requiring the Department of Management Services to provide coverage for specified strategies for the evidence-based treatment and management of obesity and related conditions for state group health insurance plan policies issued on or after a specified date; prohibiting coverage criteria for weight management medications from being more restrictive than the United States Food and Drug Administration’s indications for such medications, etc.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesMandates state funding for obesity treatment coverage in group health insurance, increasing public health program expenditures per bill language.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates state insurance coverage for obesity treatment, prohibits restrictive medication criteria beyond FDA indications, expanding access to evidence-based care.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Ana Maria Rodriguez
RRepublican
FL
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