Bariatric surgery in Medicare patients: greater risks but substantial benefits. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2009; 5(3): 299-304. DOI: 10.1016/j. soard.2008.08.018.Yuan X, Martin Hawver LR, Ojo P, et al. Bariatric surgery in Medicare patients: greater risks but substantial benefits. Surg Obes ...
The use, safety and cost of bariatric surgery before and after Medicare's national coverage decision. OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) bariatric surgery national coverage decision (NCD) on the use, safety, and cost of care CMS beneficia...
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摘要: Complications after bariatric surgery appear similar between patients younger and older than age 60 and also between Medicare recipients and nonrecipients, according to a study in the June issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals....
The 2003 law that established the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits prohibits Part D plans from covering drugs used for weight loss. The public payer’s coverage of obesity services and treatments includes obesity screening, behavioral counseling, and bariatric surgery. ...
Publication Article July 11, 2014 Pharmacy Times July 2014 Digestive Health Volume80 Issue7 One hundred-thirty pharmacist, patient advocacy, and business organizations have urged congress to allow Medicare beneficiaries more convenient access to discounted or preferred copays at independent community...
Abstract Importance Following the US Food and Drug Administration approval for laparoscopic gastric band surgery in 2001, as many as 96 000 devices have been placed annually. The reported rates of reoperation range from 4% to 60% in short-term studies; however, to our knowledge, few long-...
Bariatric surgery is the most efficacious treatment of obesity and its comorbidities. The objective of this investigation was to assess trends in utilization, readmission, mortality, and cost of bariatric surgery in the Medicare population. Utilizing the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR) ...
Medicare and bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2005; 1: 35-63.Kral JG, Christou NV, Flum DR, Wolfe BM, Schauer PR, Gagner M, Ren C, Stiles S, Wadden TA, Tanner S, Stratiff R, Pories WJ, Sugerman HJ. Medicare and bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2005;1(1):35–...
Bariatric Surgery in Medicare Patients Younger than 65 is Safe and Effectivedoi:10.1016/j.soard.2018.09.249Jacob A PetroskyRobert CunnighamJai PrasadJason KuhnAnthony PetrickSurgery for Obesity and Related Diseases