ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2016
Uptake of the centers for medicare and medicaid obesity benefit: 2012-2013.
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- Weight Loss Interventions in Older Adults with Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials Since 2005.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2017Pooled it
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- Intensive behavioral Therapy for weight loss in patients with, or At-Risk of, type 2 Diabetes: Results from the PaTH to health diabetes study.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Primary care provider uptake of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in Medicare patients, 2013-2019.PloS one · 2023Article
- Weight loss in primary care: A pooled analysis of two pragmatic cluster-randomized trials.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Article
- Challenges with implementing the Diabetes Prevention Program for Medicare beneficiaries in an integrated health system.The American journal of managed care · 2021Article
- A Survey of Primary Care Practices on Their Use of the Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obese Medicare Patients.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Article
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- Association Between Increased Hospital Reimbursement for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Utilization of Cardiac Rehabilitation by Medicare Beneficiaries: An Interrupted Time Series.Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes · 2021Article
- Uptake of Obesity Intensive Behavioral Treatment Codes in Medicare Beneficiaries, 2012-2015.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Article
- Benefit-to-Risk Balance of Weight Loss Interventions in Older Adults with Obesity.Current diabetes reports · 2019Review
- A Protocol to Deliver Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Obesity in Primary Care Settings: The MODEL-IBT Program.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2019Review
- A Patient-Centered PaTH to Address Diabetes: Protocol for a Study on the Impact of Obesity Counseling.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Addressing Obesity in Aging Patients.The Medical clinics of North America · 2018Review
- Bringing an Effective Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for People With Serious Mental Illness to Scale.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
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- Comparative Effectiveness of Clinic-Based Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obese Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the use of the Medicare Obesity Benefit (MOB) by a licensed physician or associate provider in an outpatient setting in older adults.
methodsA serial cross-sectional analysis of fee-for-service Medicare claims (2012 and 2013) was used to assess the use of the MOB. Number and proportion of Medicare beneficiaries over age 65 using the benefit were assessed. Correlation between state-obesity rates and MOB uptake was determined based on state-specific obesity prevalence data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Results There were 27,338 (0.10%) Medicare beneficiaries over age 65 in 2012 using the MOB and slightly more in 2013 (n = 46,821 [0.17%]). Mean age of MOB users in both years was 73 years, and 62% were females. Use declined with older age and was highest in the Northeast and lowest in the Midwest. High state obesity prevalence was not correlated with higher uptake of the MOB. Estimated proportion of persons with obesity using the MOB was 0.35% and 0.60% in successive years. A mean of 1.99 and 2.16 claims/MOB user was observed.
conclusionsWhile the rate of MOB use increased in the second full year of its implementation, few were availing themselves of this benefit.
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