ASMBS Position Statement on Global Bariatric Healthcare
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Informed Consent Materials
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Adolescent Obesity
Obesity is a serious health condition; as of 2007, 32% of children aged 10-17 in the U.S. are overweight and 16% are obese 1 , childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years 2
Without intervention, extremely obese children may continue to suffer from obesity as adults; 3 Overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults and an 80% chance if a parent is overweight or obese 4…
Access to Care Fact Sheet
Insurers recover their costs for bariatric surgery in two to four years, depending on the type of surgery performed 6
Cost-effectiveness ratios ranged from $5,000 to $16,100 per quality-adjusted life year(QALY) for women and from $10,000 to $35,600 per QALY for men, depending on age and initial body mass index 20
About 25% of patients considering bariatric surgery are denied insurance coverage three times before getting approval
About 60% report their health worsened during this…
ASMBS Policy Statement on Gastric Plication
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ASMBS Statement on Access to Care for Obesity Treatment
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ASMBS Advertising Guidelines
Adopted by the Executive Council June 12, 2007
The ASMBS Code of Ethics provision on advertising by Members of the Society states:
V. Advertising; Release of Information to Media or Nonprofessional Publications.
Advertising and other disseminated information must be truthful and accurate. False, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading information in any form is inappropriate and unethical. Unjustified expectations of results must not be created, either through statements, testimonials, photographs, or other means. Realistic reporting of risks…
ASMBS Responds to Milliman Care Guidelines
William D. Rifkin, MD, FACP, FHM Editor, Milliman Care Guidelines Milliman Inc. 1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3800 Seattle, WA 98101‐2605 bill.rifkin@milliman.com
Dear Dr. Rifkin
On behalf of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), we are concerned regarding your recent Milliman’s Care Guidelines (14th Edition) governing bariatric surgery. In particular, ASMBS disagrees with your recommendations governing Goal Length of Stay (GLOS) for Gastric Restrictive Procedure with Gastric Bypass by Laparoscopy, ORG code S‐513…
Access to Care Milliman Guidelines Updates
ASMBS continues to challenge the 14th Milliman guidelines regarding their recommended Length of Stay for laparoscopic gastric bypass to be 24 hours or less. The Access to Care Committee chaired by Dr. John Morton has responded to Milliman twice and directly contacted the four largest national insurance carriers (Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, and United) regarding the challenge to the Milliman Guidelines.
Dr. Mitch Roslin, Co-Chair of Access to Care Committee, has contacted the NY State…
ASMBS Position Statement on Emergency Care of Patients with Complications Related to Bariatric Surgery
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