(2009) Bariatric surgery in Medicare patients: greater risks but substantial benefits. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 5 , 299-304 /Yuan X, Martin Hawver LR, Ojo P, et al. Bariatric surgery in Medicare patients: greater risks but substantial benefits. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2009;5:299...
Use of bariatric surgery increased dramatically in Medicare beneficiaries from 2006 through 2009. Procedure mix varies by age and region and changed over the period of analysis as laparoscopic operations became more common. Most Medicare bariatric surgery recipients are under age 65 (eligible due to ...
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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....
To report the effect of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery or American College of Surgeons–designated Centers of Excellence designation in Michigan on our practice trends and patient populations. As of February 2006, weight loss surgery for Medicare beneficiaries are reimbursed when procedures ar...
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Need for joint or spine surgery which cannot be done unless you lose 100lbs or more (this must be documented by an orthopedic or spine surgeon) For more information about these requirements, please refer to theMedicare Requirements for the State of Texas. ...
“You have heard of the difficulties beneficiaries are facing when trying to find a pharmacy close by and in their preferred network, especially in rural and underserved communities,” the letter reads. “We believe that this is simply not right.” ...
The authors discuss a proposal by Medicare to eliminate the requirement for institutions to be certified as level 1 bariatric surgery centers of excellence (COE) by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery to receive reimbursement. They assert that the ambivalence of Medicare on how ...
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 ...