Two new studies shed light on the costs associated with newer weight loss drugs and their use before bariatric surgery. Long term, the cost effectiveness of bariatric surgery is greater than that of ...

Spending on diabetes and hypertension medications may be substantially lowered after bariatric surgery, according to findings presented at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery ...

The study, which included approximately 7,000 patients, found no significant differences in 4-year cumulative healthcare costs associated with the surgeries ($33,682 for sleeve gastrectomy, $33,948 ...

COPPELL, Texas -- Carlos Saucedo was living in Coppell when he said he was enticed by a bariatric surgery website that states "it's about changing your life." But he said that change was very much for ...