The population of patients with nonmorbid obesity represents a large number of patients with a high overall burden of weight-related comorbidities. Some experts recommended broadening of the eligibility criteria for bariatric surgery that would reach more patients who might benefit from it.

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The California Technology Assessment Forum provided a report that examines the value and effectiveness of bariatric surgery medications, devices and procedures.

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Washington established the Health Technology Assessment program to determine if the state government’s health services are safe and effective. The program’s goals are to increase patient safety, make coverage decisions more consistent, increase the efficacy of state-purchased health care, and create a transparent system.

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Obesity is successfully treated by bariatric operations, but some patients need reoperations.

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Reoperative bariatric surgery has become a common practice in many bariatric surgery programs. There is currently little evidence-based guidance regarding specific indications and outcomes for reoperative bariatric surgery.

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Some bariatric surgery policies unfortunately mandated a 6-12 month documented preoperative weight loss before approving bariatric surgery. The mandate falls short for many reasons, one being that there is not a single study that documented the efficacy of this approach.

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Read five points physicians and patients should keep in mind, a resource assembled by the ABIM Foundation as part of its Choosing Wisely initiative.

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