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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBariatric SurgeryCost SharingHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInsuranceInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthObesityOklahomaOregonPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActUnited StatesVirginiaConceptsBariatric 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
2014
Increasing Access to Specialty Surgical Care
Leroux EJ, Morton JM, Rivas H. Increasing Access to Specialty Surgical Care. Annals Of Surgery 2014, 260: 274-278. PMID: 24743608, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBariatric SurgeryCost ControlFemaleHealth ResourcesHealth Services AccessibilityHospital ChargesHumansMalePostoperative CareQuality-Adjusted Life YearsResource AllocationConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsCases of cureSurgical careEffective long-term weight loss strategyRoutine long-term followType 2 diabetes mellitusRoutine postoperative careMorbidly obese patientsCases of remissionWeight loss surgeryLong-term followObstructive sleep apneaWeight loss strategiesHealth care professionalsAncillary health care professionalsPublic health impactPublic health benefitsBariatric centerUntreated patientsBariatric surgeryObese patientsDiabetes mellitusPostoperative careSleep apneaSurgical procedures