| For years now insurance companies have
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| | strictly to the position that gastric
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| found it quite easy to deny planholders
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| | bypass surgery ought only to be used as a
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| cover for many types of weight loss
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| | last resort and that every possible
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| surgery - but is this position about to
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| | attempt to lose weight using exercise and
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| change?
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| | diet, including if necessary the use of
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| Ask any bariatric surgeon whether or not
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| | medication, must be exhausted before
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| gastric bypass surgery lowers a patient's
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| | weight loss surgery is considered.
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| risk of early death and he will tell you
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| | additionally, they have also stuck to the
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| without hesitation that it does. Indeed,
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| | line that gastric bypass surgery should
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| he will undoubtedly be surprised that you
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| | only finally be done if weight presents a
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| have asked the question at all as
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| | risk to life.
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| surgeons have known for years that weight
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| | For most people this stance by the
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| loss surgery extends a patient's
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| | insurance companies is seen as being
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| life.but, put that same question to a
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| | totally ridiculous and a position which
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| number of insurance companies and you may
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| | they have clearly adopted merely to save
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| well receive a different answer because,
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| | the insurance company money.
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| until now, despite the fact that there
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| | Nevertheless, and despite this point of
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| has been a lot of anecdotal evidence for
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| | view, the insurance companies have gotten
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| what everyone knows to be the position,
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| | away with this for years now because it
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| there has not been any hard, concrete
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| | has not been possible to show in terms of
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| scientific proof.
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| | facts and figures that gastric bypass
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| Today however the results of two studies
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| | surgery is not just a convenient and
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| have clearly shown in numerical terms
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| | relatively easy way to lose weight but is
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| that gastric bypass surgery has a
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| | the only option open to many obesity
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| significant effect on the death rates of
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| | sufferers and an option that will not
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| those concerned.
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| | only improve their quality of life but
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| In the first, a multi-center United
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| | literally extend their lives, in many
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| States study involving 16,000 patients
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| | cases quite significantly.
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| followed for 7 years, long-term death
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| | For years now overweight individuals have
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| rates fell by as much as 40 percent. At
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| | battled with their weight and, although
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| the same time a second Swedish study
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| | some people have experienced very limited
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| involving some 4,000 patients showed a 29
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| | success, the vast majority of people (and
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| percent fall in death rates.
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| | certainly those who are faced with losing
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| For a long time now insurance companies
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| | more than 80 pounds) have found that diet
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| have sought to put obstacles in the way
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| | and exercise simply does not work.
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| of patients to stop them from submitting
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| | Despite this fact, they have had no
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| claims for weight loss surgery and this
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| | choice and doctors have been forced to
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| has been gaining momentum in recent years
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| | lead patients down this path because of
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| as the number of obesity operations being
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| | the stance of the insurance companies.
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| carried out has climbed dramatically and
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| | It is to be hoped that now at long last
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| weight loss surgery has become more and
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| | the insurance companies will be forced to
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| more accepted with a number of
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| | meet their responsibility in this area
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| celebrities such as Star Jones, Carnie
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| | and at last put the needs of their
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| Wilson, Al Rocker and others undergoing
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| | policyholders before those of their
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| obesity surgery.
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| | shareholders.
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| Insurance companies have however stuck
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