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The association of obesity with health insurance coverage and demographic characteristics: a statewide cross-sectional study.
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- Novel strategies for medical management of obesity: mechanisms, clinical implications, and societal impacts-a report from the 25th Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Medication cost for treatment of metabolic dysregulation decreases following adolescent bariatric surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Obstacles Faced by Young Bariatric Surgeons in Greece: A Call for Change.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Spending, utilization, and price trends for anti-obesity medications in U.S. Medicaid programs: an empirical analysis from 1999 to 2023.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Estimating the lives that could be saved by expanded access to weight-loss drugs.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- Disparities in the Cardiometabolic Impact of Adiposity among African American and Hispanic Adolescents.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Trends in the Incidence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among the Medicaid Population Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2024Article
- Impact of Insurance Type on Access to Pediatric Surgical Care.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Obesity and Associated Dietary Habits among Medical Students at King Khalid University, Southwestern Saudi Arabia.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Observational
- Evaluating Clinical Outcomes in Patients Being Treated Exclusively via Telepsychiatry: Retrospective Data Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Comparative Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass up to 5 Years After Surgery in Patients With Medicaid.Annals of surgery · 2023Article
- Effect of Overweight and Obesity on Periodontal Treatment Intensity.JDR clinical and translational research · 2023Article
- High Burden of Obesity and Low Rates of Weight Loss Pharmacotherapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 10-Year Trend.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2023Article
- Characterising the prevalence of overweight and obese status among adults with sickle cell disease.British journal of haematology · 2023Article
- Predictors of Overweight and Obesity in Early Care and Education Teachers during COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The impact of social determinants of health on obesity and diabetes disparities among Latino communities in Southern California.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
We evaluated the statewide burden of obesity and its complications among government and state funded programs (Medicare and Medicaid) and commercial insurance.We calculated the prevalence of obesity and the prevalence of relevant comorbidities among different demographic groups and based on health insurance, among adults (18-65 years old) who visited a statewide health network in the state of Rhode Island, in 2017.The overall prevalence of obesity among 74,089 individuals was 38.88% [Asians 16.77%, Whites 37.49%, Hispanics 44.23%, and Blacks 48.44%]. Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries were 26% and 27%, respectively, more likely to have obesity than those who had commercial insurance (Odds Ratio:1.26, 95% confidence interval [CI]:1.20-1.32; Odds Ratio:1.27, 95%CI:1.22-1.32). Moreover, Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries with obesity had a higher prevalence of diabetes compared with privately insured with obesity (10.58% and 10.44% vs 4.45%). Medicare beneficiaries with obesity had a statistically higher prevalence of ischemic heart disease (4.34%, 95%CI: 3.77-4.91) than privately insured (3.21%, 95%CI: 2.94-3.47).Based on statewide data among 18 to 65 years old adults, Medicare and Medicaid provide health coverage to 40% of individuals with obesity and 46% of those with the obesity-related comorbidities and complications. State and federal health care programs need to support and expand obesity-related services and coverage.
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