Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with obesity, bariatric surgery was more cost-effective than GLP-1 receptor agonists. The biggest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For all the talk of Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and other weight loss drugs being damn near miraculous, they come at a significant ...

Two new studies shed light on the costs associated with newer weight loss drugs and their use before bariatric surgery. Long term, the cost effectiveness of bariatric surgery is greater than that of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bariatric surgery was cost-effective over 10 years at a threshold of $100,000 per QALY among patients with ...

A new study finds weight loss surgery may actually be less expensive in the long run compared to popular weight loss drugs. While weight loss medicines like Ozempic and Wegovy have become more popular ...

Amid rising concern about the potential long-term costs of using glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists to treat obesity, some insurers are making access to bariatric surgery easier. While the ...

Seven months after Lahavah Wallace's weight-loss operation, a New York bariatric surgery practice sued her, accusing her of "intentionally" failing to pay nearly $18,000 of her bill. Long Island ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Amid increased concern about the costs of using glucagon-like ...

Johna Burdeos is a family mom, registered dietitian and freelance writer. Having provided nutrition care to many patients with acute and chronic medical conditions over the years, Johna is passionate ...

The availability of second-generation obesity drugs (glucagon-like peptide 1 [GLP-1] analogues) has raised questions about the role of bariatric surgery. During its 40th annual congress in October ...

GLP-1 medications are reshaping the weight management landscape — and beginning to take a bite out of bariatric surgery volumes in hospitals. Between 2022 and 2023, bariatric surgery rates fell 25.6% ...