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ASMBS Updates Position Statement on Sleeve Gastrectomy
The American Society For Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) recently issued an Updated Position Statement on Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Bariatric Procedure. The ASMBS statement highlights the “substantial comparative and long-term data now published in the peer-reviewed literature demonstrating durable weight loss, improved medical comorbidities, long-term patient satisfaction, and improved quality of life after [...]
Read the full article →Fight for Bariatric Coverage as Essential Benefit
The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is in Washington DC today to host a Congressional Briefing on obesity treatment and to urge Senate offices to sign the Akaka/Inouye letter to HHS supporting coverage of obesity treatment in the essential benefits package. The OAC briefing being presented is entitled “Often Stigmatized, Rarely Treated, Affecting Millions — The [...]
Read the full article →Top Six Risk Factors for Bariatric Surgery
A new study from the University of California at Irvine evaluated data from more than 100,000 bariatric surgery patients and identified the top six risk factors for bariatric surgery. While researchers agree that bariatric surgery is safer than ever, they also realize that individual risk varies. The study showed that a patient with one or [...]
Read the full article →Sleeve Gastrectomy in Super-Obese Patients
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safe and effective for the initial weight loss in the super-obese undergoing staged bariatric procedures, according to a recently published article in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, the Official Journal of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Typically there are many challenging aspects associated with the surgical treatment [...]
Read the full article →ASMBS Issues Policy Statement on Gastric Plication
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has issued a policy statement on gastric plication as a surgical treatment for obesity. Gastric plication, also known as laparoscopic gastric plication or laparoscopic greater curvature plication, is a new bariatric procedure gaining attention and popularity worldwide. The operation involves folding and stitching the stomach to reduce [...]
Read the full article →Medical Weight Loss Programs Unnecessarily Delay Bariatric Surgery
While it is not uncommon for insurance carriers to require completion of a six-month medically supervised weight loss program as a condition of approval for weight loss surgery, it may be time for them to reconsider the waiting period requirement. A medical weight management program typically combines diet, exercise, behavioral therapy, and pharmacotherapy. The rationale [...]
Read the full article →Bariatric Surgery Insurance Denials Pose Additional Patient Risks
Patients who were medically eligible for bariatric surgery but denied coverage by their health insurance were highly likely to develop obesity comorbidities within a few years even though their body mass index (BMI) remained relatively unchanged, according to a study recently presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric [...]
Read the full article →A Family Affair Improves Weight Loss Surgery Results
A new study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery has found that weight loss surgery is more successful when done with a family member. The researchers followed 91 patients from 41 families who had gastric bypass surgery with a family member (husband and wife, parent and child, [...]
Read the full article →Insurance Company to Cover Newer Method of Bariatric Surgery
Aetna, one of the nations largest health insurers, revised its policy on obesity surgery this month to include open and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy among its covered bariatric procedures. The sleeve gastrectomy procedure, often referred to as the gastric sleeve, is a newer method of bariatric surgery that is gaining in popularity as a treatment for [...]
Read the full article →Hospital’s Bariatric Program Has What it Takes for Weight Loss Success
The Bariatric and Weight Management Program at Hallmark Health’s Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford has been designated a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence (BSCOE) by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. For a medical center to earn this distinction is something akin to an actor being awarded an Oscar or an athlete winning [...]
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