Insured weight loss

9th Engineer · 08-02-2006, 03:55 PM

With more and more weight loss pills and products hitting the shelves and big pharm companies like pfizer jumping on board, the obesity problem might start to take a different turn in the not so distant future. Since health experts are now ranking obesity on the list of America's most pressing health concerns I have a feeling that someone is going to start demanding that weight loss treatments be included in insurance plans. I'd predict that within the next 5 years we'll see a few very expensive medications that are reasonably effective at taking off the pounds. All that would be left to happen would be for some doctor to call it a 'cure' for obesity and then we'll all be footing the bill.

Clodfobble · 08-02-2006, 05:55 PM

Probably cheaper than footing the bill for their triple-bypass surgery...

xoxoxoBruce · 08-02-2006, 11:13 PM

I personally know several skinny people that have had multiple bypass surgery.

08-02-2006, 03:55 PM	#1
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	Insured weight loss With more and more weight loss pills and products hitting the shelves and big pharm companies like pfizer jumping on board, the obesity problem might start to take a different turn in the not so distant future. Since health experts are now ranking obesity on the list of America's most pressing health concerns I have a feeling that someone is going to start demanding that weight loss treatments be included in insurance plans. I'd predict that within the next 5 years we'll see a few very expensive medications that are reasonably effective at taking off the pounds. All that would be left to happen would be for some doctor to call it a 'cure' for obesity and then we'll all be footing the bill. __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

08-02-2006, 11:13 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I personally know several skinny people that have had multiple bypass surgery. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-02-2006, 05:55 PM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Probably cheaper than footing the bill for their triple-bypass surgery...

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