Authors
Jonathan P Weiner, Suzanne M Goodwin, Hsien-Yen Chang, Shari D Bolen, Thomas M Richards, Roger A Johns, Soyal R Momin, Jeanne M Clark
Publication date
2013/6/1
Journal
JAMA surgery
Volume
148
Issue
6
Pages
555-561
Publisher
American Medical Association
Description
Importance
Bariatric surgery is a well-documented treatment for obesity, but there are uncertainties about the degree to which such surgery is associated with health care cost reductions that are sustained over time.
Objective
To provide a comprehensive, multiyear analysis of health care costs by type of procedure within a large cohort of privately insured persons who underwent bariatric surgery compared with a matched nonsurgical cohort.
Design
Longitudinal analysis of 2002-2008 claims data comparing a bariatric surgery cohort with a matched nonsurgical cohort.
Setting
Seven BlueCross BlueShield health insurance plans with a total enrollment of more than 18 million persons.
Participants
A total of 29 820 plan members who underwent bariatric surgery between January 1, 2002, and December 31, 2008, and a 1:1 matched comparison group of persons not undergoing surgery but with diagnoses closely associated …
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