Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2023
Equity and obesity treatment - expanding Medicaid covered interventions
22 June 2023 - In medicine, the media, and the public sphere, the cause of obesity is often oversimplified as a basic caloric imbalance: too many calories in and not enough calories out.
This platitude influences physician opinion and shapes insurance coverage, typically leading to a treatment approach focused solely on calorie-restricted dieting and increased physical activity.
