University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Will Obesity Treatment Reimbursement Benefit Those at Highest Risk
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
Publication Date
7-1-2015
Document Type
Response or Comment
Subjects
Body Mass Index; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Female; *Health Care Costs; Humans; Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; Male; Medicaid; Medicare; Needs Assessment; Obesity; Obesity, Morbid; Risk Assessment; Treatment Outcome; United States; Weight Loss
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Health Services Administration | Health Services Research
Abstract
Historically, providers have lacked reimbursement for obesity management in the primary care setting. In 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the decision to reimburse qualified primary care providers for obesity counseling. We are concerned particularly about how the policy might adversely impact high-risk groups, namely racial/ethnic minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.01.026
Source
Am J Med. 2015 Jul;128(7):670-1. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.01.026. Epub 2015 Feb 16. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The American journal of medicine
PubMed ID
25697968
Repository Citation
Bennett, Gary G.; Steinberg, Dori M.; and Pagoto, Sherry L., "Will Obesity Treatment Reimbursement Benefit Those at Highest Risk" (2015). University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. 962.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/962