2017
Obesity in America
Rosenthal RJ, Morton J, Brethauer S, Mattar S, De Maria E, Benz JK, Titus J, Sterrett D. Obesity in America. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2017, 13: 1643-1650. PMID: 28935198, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of obesityDisease of obesityBest treatment modalityTreatment of obesityUS household populationConsequences of obesityGeneral US populationSerious health problemHIV infectionExcess weightObesity treatmentTreatment modalitiesTreatment optionsUniversity HospitalHeart diseaseObese AmericansEarly deathObesityHealth problemsUS populationMental illnessDiseaseWeight lossProbability-based panelOversamples of blacks
2016
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