Medicare Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT)
Counseling Program
GOALS
Obesity is a gateway disease to many other complications (diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, etc).
The major goal of the program is to counsel patients through behavioral health coaching, dietary counceling, and physical fitness strategies to guide them towards a healthier lifestyle through weight loss.
This program aims to decrease a patient's BMI to below 30 and teach patients how to maintain and continue their weight loss journeys even after the program ends.
QUALIFY
Paticipants in the program must currently have and maintain a BMI equal to or above 30 during the program and be a competent and alert Medicare recipient at time of counsel.
Participants must meet the requirement of at least 6lbs. weight loss by month 6 of the program in order to continue with treatment.
Once the patients achieve a BMI below 30, the program will no longer apply. All resources will still be available to patients, but at their own disgression.
COST
Through this preventive program, Medicare will cover 20 visits for 15 minute counseling within a year's time frame or until patients achieve a BMI < 30.
During these visits, patients can choose to speak with our behavioral health coach, registered dietitian, or fitness trainer.
Patients will not be subject to any copays or deductibles for these visits unless complications exceed the scope of the IBT program.
20 Visit Program Schedule: