Health insurers' medical necessity determinations for bariatric surgery

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 86-90

  Hall, Mark A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Insurance coverage; Medical necessity; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONTRACT; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INTERVIEW; LAWYER; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGED CARE; MARKET; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT RIGHTS; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 33646445172     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2005.02.009     Document Type: Article

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