Obese teens may find it hard to get insurance coverage for weight loss surgery. Coverage for teens under the age of 18 is often hit or miss. Some insurance companies offer it. Others don’t. Flip a coin. This is in stark contrast to the broad coverage offered to adults these days. Over the last ten [...]
Teens Lack Insurance Coverage for Weight Loss Surgery
January 2, 2012 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and Bariatric Surgery: The Real Story
September 23, 2011 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
For several years now, bariatric surgeons have been touting weight-loss surgery as a treatment for type 2 diabetes. Some claim it’s a way to reduce the symptoms of diabetes in obese patients — or even reverse the condition entirely. In this article, I will attempt to separate the facts from fiction. Here’s what you need [...]
Oregon Pays for Some Weight Loss Surgery
July 25, 2011 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
How would you like it if your tax dollars went toward an obese person’s weight loss surgery? I guess if you were on the receiving end of the coverage, you would like it just fine. This will soon be happening in the state of Oregon, where government health officials have decided to bankroll some forms [...]
Study: Weight-Loss Surgery Safe for the Mildly Obese?
March 1, 2011 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
Each year, it seems the spectrum of weight-loss surgery patients grows wider. Not too long ago, this type of surgery was limited to people who were morbidly obese. These were folks who were likely to die from their obesity-related conditions. Today, weight-loss surgery is being used on just about anyone. Bariatric surgeons are always clamoring [...]
Bariatric Surgeons Lobby the FDA for Broader Use of Lap Band
December 7, 2010 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
The bariatric surgery industry (and let’s be honest, it is an industry) wants more people to qualify for Lap Band surgery procedures. An “advisory committee” led by bariatric surgeons wants the FDA to broaden its guidelines for this procedure. In short, they want permission to conduct Lap Band surgery for patients with a body mass [...]
Bariatric Surgery Study for Patients with Heart Failure
November 17, 2010 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
A recent study, presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2010, found that morbidly obese people with heart failure (HF) can benefit from bariatric weight-loss surgery. The study suggested that patients will enjoy various improvements of HF symptoms after having such surgery. The researchers studied the post-surgery results of 13 patients who underwent bariatric [...]
MGM Employees Gain Insurance Coverage for Weight Loss Surgery
November 16, 2010 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
Insurance coverage has always been a hot topic within the field of bariatric weight-loss surgery — and sometimes a bone of contention, as well. Insurance companies (always trying to minimize their coverage costs) argue that weight-loss surgery is an elective procedure that should not be covered by a policy. Doctors and patients, on the other [...]
New Link Between Gastric Bypass and Birth Defects
November 6, 2010 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
The presentation was titled: Neural Tube Defects: An Unforeseen Consequence of Gastric Bypass Surgery in Young Female Patients? It was presented at the 2010 conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). According to the presentation, female patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery for weight loss may have a higher risk of bearing children with [...]
ADA Announces Grant for Research Into Diabetes, Bariatric Surgery
November 6, 2010 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
American Diabetes Association Announces New Research Grant Program in Bariatric Surgery Two Leading Companies Commit $1 Million in Funding to Better Understand Effects of Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes ALEXANDRIA, VA–(Marketwire – November 4, 2010) - Two of the world’s leading medical device companies in the fields of endoscopic and bariatric surgery [...]
