A bill for weight loss surgery coverage

March 14, 2006

Obese people who had gastric bypass surgery which saved their lives are supporting a bill that would require insurance companies to cover the weight loss surgery and other procedures needed by morbidly obese people. According to them those who've had gastric bypass surgery said that it will save insurance companies money in the long-run because their costs for medication and treatment for other problems will be lower.

Doctor Jonathan Aranow of Middletown says insurance companies stopped covering the procedure in 2005. He says if the companies don't pay for the procedure now they'll be paying for health problems later. Obesity is a big problem and proper usage of diet pills such as phentermine, Adipex and Xenical can provide short term relief from weight loss.

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