Insurance-mandated medical weight management before bariatric surgery

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Daniel HorwitzManish Parikh

Abstract

Many insurance companies require a medical weight management (MWM) program as a prerequisite for approval for bariatric surgery. There is debate regarding the benefit of this requirement. The objective of this study is to assess the effect of insurance-mandated MWM programs on weight loss outcomes in our bariatric surgery population. To assess the effect of insurance-mandated MWM programs on weight loss outcomes in our bariatric surgery population. University. A retrospective review of all bariatric surgery cases performed between 2009 and 2013 was conducted. Patients were stratified by payor mix based on whether the insurance company required MWM. To control for differences between groups, a bucket matching algorithm was used to match patients based on gender, age, body mass index (BMI), and surgery type (sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, or gastric band). A repeated-measures regression model was created to estimate percent excess weight loss, percent excess BMI loss, and percent total weight loss. A total of 1432 bariatric surgery patients were reviewed. The bucket-matching algorithm resulted in 560 patients for final analysis. Mean age and BMI were 41 years and 43 kg/m(2), respectively, and 91% were female. The regression ...Continue Reading

References

Aug 24, 2006·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery·Mohammad K JamalJill G Meador
Mar 3, 2007·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery·Ramzi S AlamiMyriam J Curet
Nov 3, 2009·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery·Masha LivhitsMelinda Maggard Gibbons
Aug 13, 2011·Obesity Surgery·Masha LivhitsMelinda Maggard Gibbons

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Aug 16, 2016·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery·Julie J KimUNKNOWN American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues Committee
Oct 21, 2016·Obesity Surgery·Colleen TewksburyDavid B Sarwer
Nov 22, 2019·Obesity Surgery·Selim G GebranYvonne M Rasko
Mar 24, 2020·Obesity·Michael D Morledge, Walter J Pories
Jul 6, 2020·Obesity Surgery·Emiliano DomeniconiJosé María Foscarini
Jan 27, 2021·Heart Failure Reviews·Tanuka DattaDavid J Whellan
Jan 21, 2021·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery·Anne JacobsUNKNOWN NOK Research Group
May 6, 2021·Polski przeglad chirurgiczny·Weronika JastrzębskaDorota Szostak-Węgierek
Jul 24, 2021·Obesity Surgery·John Brazil, Francis Finucane

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Lawrence E Tabone
Wideochirurgia i inne techniki mało inwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques
Andrzej LehmannMaciej Michalik
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Dvir FroylichStacy Brethauer
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Timothy S KuwadaDimitrios Stefanidis
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved