SC State Employees To Get WLS As "Experiment"

Batwingsman
on 8/13/10 12:52 am - Garland, TX

Saw this news mentioned on CNN earlier this a.m. SC is going to pay for RNY and band surgery for 100 of its obese state employees, on a FCFS basis, as of 1/1/11.

The workers will then be tracked to see how well things go as far as their future health care costs:

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/aug/12/sc-spend-24-m illion-weight-loss-surgeries-state-wo/

Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "

HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )

tomickey
on 8/17/10 11:26 am - Goose Creek, SC

RNY on 09/08/10

I think this is a good motivation thing. Not everyone in South Carolina is obese due to eating habits. Can you imagine working at a Hospital that does the Surgery and you have people come in all the time to get the Surgery. The State Health plan does not cover WLS at ALL!! Not even if someone is trying to pay for it and have the isurance company help pay for it. Even if the have Co-morbibities it is beyond difficult for them to get it.

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