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NASHVILLE, TN – Nov. 15, 2018 – West Virginia and Mississippi may have the two highest obesity rates in the nation but rank 25th and 45th in the country when it comes to the number of weight-loss surgeries per capita, and have two of the worst state economies, according to a new analysis…

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Patients with severe obesity who get weight-loss surgery cut their risk of developing coronary heart disease by about 40 percent, according to a new study from Cleveland Clinic Florida researchers who presented their findings* today at ObesityWeek℠ 2018

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People with diabetes and severe obesity who had metabolic surgery were much less likely to die from diabetes or any other cause than those who received drug therapy alone, according to a new meta-analysis by German researchers who presented their findings today at ObesityWeek℠ 2018

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New Cleveland Clinic Study Shows Bariatric Surgery May Have Protective Effect After Heart Failure

Patients who have previously undergone weight-loss or bariatric surgery, and later suffer unrelated heart failure, cut their risk of dying in half compared to those who did not have surgery, according to a new study from Cleveland Clinic researchers who presented their findings* today at ObesityWeek℠ 2018

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Prepared by Chris Gallagher, OCC Washington Representative

In this report: OCAN Fall Advocacy Day, USPSTF Final Recommendations on Obesity Counseling, and Delays Urged on Medicare Payment Changes

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Prepared by Chris Gallagher, OCC Washington Representative

In this report: Removing Barriers to Obesity Treatment Resolution, NLGA Adopt Policy Supporting Obesity Treatment, and an Update on the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act

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