Sleeve gastrectomy selection soared nearly 2000% following Medicare coverage change
The 2012 Medicare change to cover sleeve gastrectomy, in addition to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, for bariatric surgery boosted its selection exponentially, with significant regional and temporal variation between states.In data published in JAMA Network Open, researchers also noted that the selection of sleeve gastrectomy over gastric bypass depended on how widely used that procedure was used in that state during the prior year.“This study sought to understand whether geographic variation in the use of sleeve gastrectomy following implementation of insurance coverage could be used as anRead More
