{"id":867,"date":"2013-06-25T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T22:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whyweight.com\/progress-is-being-made-for-insurance-covered-obesity-treatments\/"},"modified":"2013-06-25T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T22:00:18","slug":"progress-is-being-made-for-insurance-covered-obesity-treatments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whyweight.com\/progress-is-being-made-for-insurance-covered-obesity-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress is Being Made for Insurance Covered Obesity Treatments!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whyweight.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/106439646-300x299.jpg\" alt=\"106439646\" title=\"106439646\" width=\"300\" height=\"299\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1556\" \/>Just one day after the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease, U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would require Medicare to cover more obesity treatment costs! <\/p>\n<p>Given the current climate of Washington, it\u2019s amazing to see both parties working together on any health legislation. Despite the differences in parties, 2 Democrats and 2 Republicans worked together worked together to spearhead the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a physician, I have personally seen the impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/whyweight.wpengine.com\/obesity\/\">obesity<\/a> on people\u2019s health and spiraling health care costs,\u201d said Representative Bill Cassidy (R-LA).  \u201cThis legislation would help empower physicians to use all the tools in their arsenal to combat this epidemic.\u201d <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) added, \u201cIf we continue to stand idly by while more and more people become overweight and obese, for the first time in our country\u2019s history our children will live shorter lives than we adults do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 70 percent of Americans are overweight or obese, and 42 percent are projected to become obese by 2030.  Health care costs related to obesity total nearly $200 billion each year.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/whyweight.wpengine.com\/\">Surgical Specialists of LA &amp; MS<\/a> applaud this group for introducing the legislation. 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