Covering bariatric surgery has minimal effect on insurance premium costs within the Affordable Care Act
English W, Williams B, Scott J, Morton J. Covering bariatric surgery has minimal effect on insurance premium costs within the Affordable Care Act. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 12: 1045-1050. PMID: 27260649, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgery coverageBariatric surgerySurgery coverageAffordable Care ActAverage monthly premiumCare ActState health exchangesEssential health benefitsMillions of AmericansSurgeryPublic Use FileMonthly premiumHealth benefitsHealth exchangesUse FileInsurance premium costsBenchmark plansCoverage levelsMinimal effectPremium costs