No long-term cost savings with weight loss surgery

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No long-term cost savings with weight loss surgery

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/no-long-term-cost-savings-weight-loss-surgery-211108959.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PQfUGSgZFjhvtfMqgRIItQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-20T211108Z_1_CBRE91J1MUQ00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Women sit on bench in New York" align="left" title="Women sit on bench in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Weight loss surgery does not lower health costs over the long run for people who are obese, according to a new study. Some researchers had suggested that the initial costs of surgery may pay off down the road, when people who've dropped the extra weight need fewer medications and less care in general. The new report joins other recent studies challenging that theory (see Reuters Health story of Jul 16, 2012 here: http://reut.rs/NrQKPU). ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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