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It's weird that insurance companies won't cover this, considering the cost of treating obesity-related illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, strokes, certain
by karaterobot 4y ago
It's weird that insurance companies won't cover this, considering the cost of treating obesity-related illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, strokes, certain forms of cancer, etc. It's also weird that pharmaceutical manufacturers price this so high, considering the potential size of the market relative to the current size of the market. I guess what I'm saying is: the healthcare industry makes a lot of choices I don't understand. /shrug
- zug_zug 4y agoWell... another way of thinking about this is... if it costs 15,000 a year to treat, I wonder what percentage of those people could lose weight another way for less than $15,000 a year (e.g. free gym membership with classes, personal trainer, and $500 a month bonus if you show up twice a week)
- karaterobot 4y agoWe know the answer to that, though. Very few morbidly obese adults lose significant amounts of weight and keep it off long term, even with comprehensive lifestyle interventions like calorie counting, gym membership, and therapists. Even people who lose a lot of weight just gain it back at 1-2 kg a year. That's why there's an obesity epidemic.