Obesity coverage gap: Consumers perceive low coverage for obesity treatments even when workplace wellness programs target BMI

Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 370-377

  Wilson, Elizabeth Ruth ^a   Kyle, Theodore K ^b,c   Nadglowski, Joseph F ^c   Cody Stanford, Fatima ^d,e  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Quest Diagnostics   (United States)

^c Obesity Action Coalition   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL WELL-BEING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROGRAM COST EFFECTIVENESS; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PERCEPTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85008426447     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.21746     Document Type: Article

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