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Study: Bariatric surgery repays cost within two to four years

September 9, 2008 — 10:43am ET | By Anne Zieger
Though it typically costs between $17,000 and $26,000, gastric bypass surgery's costs are typically offset within two to four years by saving on other forms of medical care, according to a new... Read more...

Trend: Patients going to Mexico to get bariatric surgery

July 23, 2008 — 10:33am ET | By Anne Zieger
Frustrated by limits imposed by U.S. health plans--which typically require patients to have a BMI of 40--patients are increasingly going to Mexico to get bariatric surgeries done. They're doing this... Read more...

MI data suggests weight-loss surgery getting safer

June 20, 2008 — 12:37pm ET | By Anne Zieger
At least in Michigan, it appears that bariatric surgery may be getting safer. This, at least, is the conclusion suggested by first year of data collected from a registry there, maintained by a... Read more...