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A 4 page research paper that argues that it is reasonable and warranted for health insurance and Medicare to cover bariatric surgery when it is done for health, rather than cosmetic, reasons. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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to be thinner for cosmetic purposes. In their research, Encinosa and his colleagues found that the number of bariatric surgeries performed in the U.S. grew 400 percent between 1998 and
2002 (Encinosa, et al 1039). The term "bariatric surgery" refers to various procedures that restrict the "size of the stomach," and also frequently involve bypassing a section of the intestines
so that the net effect reduces the amount of food absorbed by the body (Encinosa, et al 1039). Essentially, this surgery takes away the option to overeat away from
the patient, using mechanical means where willpower and behavior modification approaches have failed. This gives rise to the questions of whether or not society, via health insurance and/or Medicare, should
fund these procedures as it can reasonably be argued that it is the responsibility of the individual to control ones weight. The following examination of this problem argues that
it is reasonable and warranted for health insurance and Medicare to cover bariatric surgery when it is done for health, rather than cosmetic, reasons. This argument rests on three principle
points. First of all, statistics show conclusively that most dieters fail to reach their goals and then maintain a normal weight. Secondly, overweight/obesity entails severe health consequences; and third, in
the long run, providing bariatric surgery is the most efficient answer to this problem as it can result in tremendous net savings in terms of health costs both to the
individual and to society. Surveys of the American populace consistently indicate that the vast majority of adults consider themselves to be "dieting," that is, consciously trying to lose weight. However,
as the number of dieters increases, so does the rate of obesity (Franz 105). Even the ones who succeed generally do not succeed in maintaining a normal weight. As one
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