Frieden, Joyce
Findings In this cohort study using a difference-in-differences analysis of 637 557 bariatric surgeries from 2010 to 2017 from 11 states that expanded Medicaid and 6 states that did not, Medicaid expansion was associated with a 31.6% annual increase in the rate of bariatric surgery during 2014...
To take it one step further… if you are in the United States and your surgeon performs surgery in one of the19 statesthat collects bariatric surgery patient outcome data, your safest choice is likely to be a surgeon that works with a hospital that received theBariatric Surgery Excellence Awar...
Bariatric surgeryMedicareMedicaidBackground: Although the number of weight loss procedures is increasing, bariatric surgery is not used equitably in the United States. As obesity is more prevalent in minorities, higher priorities are placed toward improvement of access to care for these groups.Altieri,...
Bariatric surgery leads to dramatic weight loss and improved overall health, which may affect insurance status for certain patients. Traditional Medicaid provides coverage for children, pregnant women, and disabled adults, while expanded Medicaid provides insurance coverage to all adults with incomes up ...
After 1 year post surgery, the risk of disease was stable in both groups (RRs ranged from 1.0 to 1.1). After propensity score weighting, the RRs in the first year were more similar in magnitude, while the RRs in the 1‐ to 5‐year period were unchanged. Conclusions These results ...
Identifying Behavioral Facilitators to Weight Loss after Bariatric Surgery: Are There Differences Between Medicaid and Non-Medicaid Patients?doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.07.007Jacqueline A. MurthaEsra AlagozCatherine R. BreuerBhabna PatiCorrine I. Voils...
Methods: Using a state-wide bariatric-specific data registry that included 43 programs performing 97,207 cases between 2006 and 2020, we identified all patients with Medicaid insurance (n = 4780, 4.9%). Bariatric surgery programs were stratified into quartiles according to the percentage of ...