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Medicare may fund bariatric surgery to fight obesity and diabetes

May 21st, 2008, 3:42 pm · 2 Comments · posted by Colin Stewart

Lap-BandFIGHTING DIABETES

Medicare is considering whether to increase its coverage of bariatric surgery for weight loss, because research shows that the procedure can help reverse diabetes.

Reuters reported in a news article that the government agreed to “assess the nature of the scientific evidence supporting surgery for the treatment of diabetes.”

Bariatric surgery, including use of the Lap-Band device from Irvine-based Allergan, has grown in popularity in recent years, but that growth has been slowed by limited insurance coverage.

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 2 Comments

  • Paula K. Williams says:
    August 1, 2008 at 12:22 pm

    I would like to know if I could get the lap band. I am 210lb. Iam a kidney transplant for 10 years I need help.

  • faye says:
    August 23, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    ihave diabetes and iam the on line iam obesity my bmi is 53 9 iam in height 5 7 weight 344 in pounds iam29 iam unhappy if theirs a surgeon out their that has a heart and that take medicare as the payment to lapband surgery gastric bypass surgery in the atlanta georgia area please let know asap i dont have that kind of money for surgery

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