Medicare Is Missing The Obesity Target
On July 16, 2004 the headline posted all over America was "WASHINGTON (AP) -- Medicare now recognizes obesity as an illness, a change in policy that may allow millions of overweight Americans to make medical claims for treatments such as stomach surgery and diet programs." (cnn.com)
It was almost impossible to miss this story, since it was plastered on virtually every front page in the nation and received heavy rotation on… Continue reading