I had cheap health insurance years ago that would not be allowed under Obamacare in 2014

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26. It is part of preventive care in Medicare

See "Medicare and You - 2014" from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, page 46.

Obesity screening and counseling

If you have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more, Medicare may cover up to 22 face-to-face intensive counseling sessions over a 12 month period to help you lose weight. This counseling is covered when provided in a primary care setting (like a doctor's office). Talk to your primary care doctor or primary care practitioner to find out more. You pay nothing for this service if the primary care doctor or other qualified primary care practitioner accepts assignment.

Yes I'm aware that BMI is controversial as an indicator of obesity, and that people in 25-30 range live longer than below 25. And also that most weight loss programs, even those that do achieve some weight loss, are usually followed by regaining the original weight.

So this looks like the befuddled health care government bureaucracy buying into semi-bogus science and providing "other qualified primary care practitioners" with an opportunity to coin some money at taxpayer expense.