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Managed Care August 2004	Headlines On Deadline ... Expanded Medicare coverage for obesity is the result of the government's removal of language from the Medicare manual that states that the condition is not an illness... Earnings soared 36 percent for UnitedHealth Group in the second quarter... etc.
AskMen.com October 13, 2003 Martin Selby	Obesity: A Bigger Problem Than You Think What are a few extra pounds, after all? Sure, a little extra insulation doesn't hurt, but problems start to arise when your weight crosses that fine line between being overweight and obese. But just what is obesity? And are you at risk?
Managed Care July 2004 John Carroll	The Weight Debate Encouraged by employers, health plans ponder expensive options in covering a generation of obese Americans.
Managed Care January 2006 Martin Sipkoff	Skeptics Abound as Demand Grows For Obesity Treatments Changes in reimbursement patterns for obesity drugs will take several years. Lifestyle changes remain the first approach.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2011 Morgan Housel	How Would You Fix the Health-Care System? Here are a few recommendations from various policy experts and research reports on how to put the brakes on our health-care costs.
Food Processing April 2006 Diane Toops	Toops Scoops: Food is big news Health and how it's impacted by food has been the single most important focus of media reports about nutrition and food safety since 1995.
Managed Care March 2000 Michael D. Dalzell	Where Society Failed, Can Health Plans Succeed? What can be done about obesity? By engaging patients and forming strategic alliances, plans can gain immediate cost and clinical benefits -- despite conventional wisdom to the contrary.
American Family Physician June 1, 2001 James M. Lyznicki	Obesity: Assessment and Management in Primary Care Obesity is a complex, multifactorial condition in which excess body fat may put a person at health risk. National data indicate that the prevalence of obesity in the United States is increasing in children and adults...
The Motley Fool March 2, 2011 Susmita Chatterjee	How to Capitalize on the Obesity Epidemic Does broader use of Allergan's Lap-Band signify competition for others?
Managed Care September 2007	Ninety Percent of Adults Eligible For Medicare Have Drug Coverage A study from the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research finds that 90 percent of Americans age 65 and older now have prescription drug coverage, compared to more than 75 percent who were covered in 2004.
Insurance & Technology February 1, 2006 Maria Woehr	BCBSNC Expands Rollout of eInfoNOW Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is expanding the rollout of the real-time, Web-based tool that helps self-insured employer groups choose the right health insurance plans for their businesses.
American Family Physician January 1, 2002 Susan Z. Yanovski	Medical Care for Obese Patients: Advice for Health Care Professionals More than 60 percent of adults in the United States are overweight or obese, and obese persons are more likely to be ill than those who are not. Obesity presents challenges to physicians and patients and also has a negative impact on health status...
Nursing Management March 2012 Yvonne D'Arcy	Pain and obesity It can be a challenge to provide effective pain management for obese patients; however, a multimodal pain management regimen that combines medications and complementary techniques can help increase pain relief.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 Brian Gorman	Medicare Revises Stance on Obesity Medicare has added its two cents to the national conversation on the U.S.'s obesity problem, and its new policy has potentially important implications for many pharmaceutical companies.
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Managed Care November 2007 La Puma & Palmer	Weight-Loss Programs Need Health Plan Support Weight-loss programs have dismal success rates. Insurers can play an active part in helping members change their thinking, and therefore change their lifestyles
Nurse Practitioner December 2011	Managing pain in obese patients Obesity-related pain conditions can limit the patient's efforts at increasing activity and limit quality of life. This article will offer information on these conditions and treatment options.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2007 Doug Short	The Beast Attacking Your Retirement Our unhealthy eating habits can cause our health-care costs, direct and indirect, to devour our retirement income.
Managed Care January 2007 John Carroll	Erosion of Employer-Sponsored Health Care: Bad for Everyone More companies are offering less coverage - or none at all. Even those that offer coverage find that more of their workers choose not to sign up.
Managed Care February 2007	Undertreatment of Childhood Obesity Blamed on Coding Undertreating childhood obesity may be tied to payment codes.
Managed Care November 2007	Patient Advocates Want Part D Changes A Medicare-administered drug benefit would be more affordable and comprehensive than the current private insurance-run drug benefit, say patient advocate groups.
American Family Physician March 15, 2003 McInnis et al.	Counseling for Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Patients An estimated 97 million adults in the United States, or more than six out of 10 men and women, are overweight or obese. The role of physicians and other health care professionals is associated with greater efforts to help patients adopt healthy lifestyle habits related to diet and exercise.
Chemistry World July 18, 2012 Andrew Turley	Obesity drug approved in US US regulators have approved a new obesity treatment. Qsymia (phentermine, topiramate) tablets have been approved for overweight adults as part of a regimen that includes a low calorie diet and exercise.
Science News March 14, 2009	The World Is Fat: The Fads, Trends, Policies, And Products That Are Fattening The Human Race Four family profiles link the modern lifestyle to obesity in Barry Popkin's latest book.
Managed Care December 2004 Jack McCain	The Weight Debate, Continued This article presents the views of people who indulge in what many regard as health care heresy. They challenge the conventional wisdom that millions of Americans need to lose tons of weight, fast, to stave off diabetes, heart disease, cancer.
BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 Catherine Arnst	Weight Loss: The Spirit Is Willing -- But Pills Work Doctors may decide that weight loss is best accomplished with the new drug Acomplia.
Managed Care July 2004 John A. Marcille	Health Care Again Asked To Attack a Social Problem Employers are beginning to get hip to how much the problem of obesity costs. It's a lot, and increasing. They're turning to health plans and asking: "Just what are we going to do about it?"
Managed Care July 2002 John La Puma	An obesity primer for the medical office: Lessons from CHEF Clinic To help patients make healthy choices in an unhealthy environment, this primer summarizes recent data on nonprescription remedies and identifies behavioral changes that work.
Prepared Foods October 1, 2006 William A. Roberts, Jr.	Editorial Views -- Rebuilding Seasons Over the past 30 years, overweight and obesity levels have skyrocketed. And Americans have developed a culture of gaining that will not easily disappear.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Investing in Controlling Obesity While every investor must do their own due diligence, here is an outline of at least some of the major ways that investors can hope to profit from medical technology aimed at curing, or at least controlling, obesity..
American Family Physician October 15, 2006 Liz Smith	Newsletter Physician Leaders, Congress Discuss Medicare Physician Payment Cuts... Insurance Data May Build Pressure for Overhaul of Health Care System... IOM Finds Investment of Resources Inadequate to Address Obesity Crisis... etc.
Food Processing November 2006 Barbara Katz	Focus on: Childhood Obesity In spite of all the press and the studies and the looming health issues, it appears parents are just not that concerned about childhood obesity.
BusinessWeek June 3, 2010 Frederik Balfour	Why China's Weight-Loss Industry Is Gaining Affluence, more sedentary lives, and an increase in processed foods are driving sales of health foods and gym equipment in China. Bariatric surgery is up too.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Can Obesity Fatten Your Wallet? Obesity is an increasingly serious problem, but could it also be a major opportunity for health-care companies? Investors should spend a little due diligence on the pharmaceutical side.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Fight for Your Rights: Health Insurance Claims Because you're paying for your health insurance coverage, you should get everything you're entitled to receive.
Insurance & Technology May 29, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Alan Hughes Named BCBSNC CIO Hughes comes to Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina from GE Financial, where he has been CIO for Global Risk Management and Distribution Finance.
Science News April 22, 2006 Janet Raloff	Do People Know When They're Overweight? A new study finds that most people can estimate their height-weight combinations fairly accurately. However, overweight and obese people miss the mark when they're asked to characterize the healthiness of their weight-to-height status.
Managed Care April 2006 Martin Sipkoff	Blues Plan's Bold Move Brings Generics Savings Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina is waiving its copayments for generic drugs in a unique six-month pilot program.
Nutrition Action Healthletter March 2000 Michael F. Jacobson	News From CSPI As suggested by the intense interest in Syndrome X and low-carbohydrate diets, America has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world. Time will tell whether our nation chooses a lifestyle built around fitness---or gluttony and sloth.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2009 Brian Orelli	Health-Care Reform: You Can't Have It Both Ways Requiring insurers to cover pre-existing conditions needs to go hand-in-hand with requiring healthy people to purchase insurance.
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Food Engineering July 30, 2009 Joyce Fassl	Editor's Note: Time for an extreme cultural shift to battle obesity The food industry must find the innovation within itself to fight obesity while increasing profits.
Fast Company April 2012 Tara Moore	Diane Curley Is Starting The Conversation To Curb Obesity This year, the U.S. government started a program for health-care innovators. One innovator, Diane Curly is treating obesity like any other disease or addiction and trains nurses to talk to patients about treatment.
American Family Physician July 15, 2000 Ethan M. Berke & Nancy E. Morden	Medical Management of Obesity Family physicians must treat any conditions associated with obesity while working with patients on methods to achieve and maintain weight loss...
Food Processing January 2005 John Stanton	Market View: Obesity: Take the offensive Who is more at fault for obesity, the advertising for McDonald's or the unbearable pressure kids feel from school, peers and parents? Obesity is an important and complex issue, and just focusing on food and overeating is too simple.
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