Bariatric Surgery Saves Lives and Money

Posted by Tracy Rose Oct 6, 2008

Many people who see Bariatric surgery as an option hit a road block when they try to get their insurance companies to cover the cost. What the companies may not realize is that losing weight through Bariatric surgery can actually pay for itself over time because the individual will experience fewer health problems.

Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon Endo-Surgery didision sponsored a study on this topic. They found that health care companies do benefit from investing in weight loss surgery for qualified candidates. Most surgeries can be done for less than $20,000. While that seems like a steep number, consider the alternative.

Overweight people require more health care than people at a healthy weight. They nedd more doctor appointments, prescriptions, tests, treatments and hospital stays that the aveage person. The more they weight, the more likely they are to experience health problems realted to their obesity.