Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bennett, Gary G., PhD
• Steinberg, Dori M., PhD, RD
• Pagoto, Sherry L., PhD

Titel

Will Obesity Treatment Reimbursement Benefit Those at Highest Risk?

Ist Teil von

• The American journal of medicine, 2015-07, Vol.128 (7), p.670-671

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Historically, providers have lacked reimbursement for obesity management in the primary care setting. In 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the decision to reimburse qualified primary care providers for obesity counseling. Currently, providers can bill for intensive behavioral therapy during weekly face-to-face visits in the first month of treatment, followed by bi-weekly face-to-face visits in months 2-6. The provider can be reimbursed for monthly face-to-face visits in months 7-12, but only when the patient loses at least 3 kg by the 6-month visit. Here, Bennett et al examine whether obesity treatment reimbursement benefits those at highest risk.