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Should Medicare's Bariatric Surgery Coverage Policy Be Extended To Obese Individuals Without Pre-Existing Comorbidities?

Description:

Background In a February 2006 policy decision, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) determined that evidence was sufficient for CMS to cover certain types of bariatric surgeries for Medicare beneficiaries. Under this new policy, CMS modified its long-standing position on the...

Author:

Merrill, Chaya

Keyword:

Health Policy, Bariatric Surgery, Medicare, and Obesity

GW Unit:

Public Health and Health Services

Degree:

Dr.P.H.

Advisor:

Hidalgo, Julia

Committee Member(s):

Steiner, Claudia, Chu, Bong-Chul, Adamson, David, and Zawistowich, Lu

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation