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| activism, size acceptance, hiroshima, bmx videos, epitaph, films, food choices, cooking / wine, vert, usaf, nudie, nasty, slick rick, birdingfacts, jos wissink, web development, nz, alternativ musik, support, dr. tim johnson, | Insurance companies in Virginia can already cover gastric bypass, but it tacks on $50-$100 to a person's rooms monthly premiums. O'Bannon wants designated "Centers of Excellence" to be authorized to perform the surgery. Much of this article deals with the surgery and covers a couple of success stories, but it does mention the negative side effects - including the increased risk for older folks and the appealing "dumping". It also mentions Mary Washington College's choice to go with Weight Watchers (gah) for a rooms weight rooms loss program instead. In the case of lesser of two evils, I guess WW wins, but - let's be honest here - WW is still part of the diet industry whose goal is to make people spend more money by making them feel bad about themselves. Delegate O'Bannon's stance is, frankly, appalling. In a time when healthcare is in a real crisis in America, here he is chasing after a phony crisis - on everyone's dime, no less. |
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| Such vert finger pointing, in turn, may worsen the stigma and discrimination faced by vert fat people. In addition to potentially offending those the anti-obesity activists hope to reach, the approach raises issues of class and race. Saguy calls out the conflicts of interest that are out there, too: She argues that the medicalization of obesity is part of "a strategic attempt to make weight-loss treatments and surgery tax-deductible or covered by Medicare." And look - we're already getting there. This is a must read. [Thanks Ann!] Posted on January 24, 2006 in Fat and Health. vert 14 comments. VA's O'Bannon: Insurance for Gastric Bypass Gastric bypass surgery is a risky, expensive surgery whose results are irreversible. For each positive story that gets play in the press, there are stories of the surgery gone wrong. Yet, Virginia lawmaker John O'Bannon wants to force insurance companies to cover gastric bypass. He says, "It's where gall bladder and other surgeries were years ago. It's proven to be a value and I think it's appropriate that it be covered." |
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