Though the procedures are controversial, they can offer Americans safe and effective ways to treat obesity, Medicare claims. Medicare has endorsed three types of stomach-shrinking surgery.
Medicare will pay for the surgery for obese patients who are suffering from other health problems related to their weight only at centers that have been certified as well-qualified by the American College of Surgeons or the American Society of Bariatric Surgery, under rules announced Tuesday.
Proponents of the surgery see it as one of the only effective options for Americans struggling with obesity. The decision was hailed by them.
Via: chron.com
Medicare Endorsed Three Types of Obesity Surgery
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