Will Obesity Treatment Reimbursement Benefit Those at Highest Risk?

Am J Med. 2015 Jul;128(7):670-1. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.01.026. Epub 2015 Feb 16.

Authors

Gary G Bennett¹, Dori M Steinberg², Sherry L Pagoto³

Affiliations

¹ Duke Global Digital Health Science Center, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC. Electronic address: gary.bennett@duke.edu.
² Duke Global Digital Health Science Center, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC.
³ University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.

PMID: 25697968
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.01.026

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Female
Health Care Costs*
Humans
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / economics*
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / statistics & numerical data
Male
Medicaid / economics
Medicare / economics
Needs Assessment
Obesity / diagnosis
Obesity / economics*
Obesity / therapy*
Obesity, Morbid / diagnosis
Obesity, Morbid / economics
Obesity, Morbid / therapy
Risk Assessment
Treatment Outcome
United States
Weight Loss