Weight Loss Surgery Are You Covered?

More and more today people are opting for weight loss surgery. It was not long ago that almost all insurance companies recognized this surgery as cosmetic. In order to have this surgery you needed either a hefty bank account or had to go deeply into debt. In recent years the opposite has become true. Most [...]

Health Matters: Video Interview Discussing Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss

I have been asked by a number of people why I had gastric bypass surgery. While I understand that morbid obesity leads to “Terminal Obesity” some people seem to be offended by the use of the term “Terminal Obesity.” Sorry about that folks but I tell it like it is. Morbid nearly doubles the risk [...]

Medicare and Bariatric Surgery Considerations

As a senior, when I looked into bariatric surgery I first checked to see if any of them were covered by Medicare. I was pleased to learn that presently Medicare nationally covers open and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, and open and laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch even though the terminology [...]