Weight loss surgery is usually performed on white women with higher incomes and private health insurance, research shows. But disparities among racial and socio-economic lines puts low income patients at greater risk. Read the full story
Tags: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, ASMBS, bariatric surgery, Medicaid, morbid obesity, morbidly obese, private health insurance, racial disparity, underinsured, weight loss surgery
Weight Loss Surgery Access Limited for Poor
Posted on 14 July 2009
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Tags: childhood obesity, fat, Jeff Bingaman, legislation, Medicaid, medicare, obesity, overweight, U.S. senator, weight loss surgery, Weight Loss Surgery in New Mexico
Legislator Leads Fight Against Childhood Obesity
Posted on 08 June 2009
In New Mexico, 17% of children between ages 6 and 11 suffer from childhood obesity. In response, U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman has reintroduced a bill aimed at fighting obesity among children and adolescents in New Mexico and beyond. Read the full story
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