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UPDATE 01/31/12: This letter to HHS from Shape Up America! on behalf of the TREAT Severe Obesity Network uses the latest research findings to justify the inclusion of comprehensive treatment for severe obesity — defined as obesity screening, weight management counseling and the option of bariatric surgery followed by appropriate lifelong medical care and nutritional monitoring for the severely obese — as an essential health benefit within the category of chronic disease management.

Letter from Shape Up America! to HHS

A White Paper on the Treatment of Severe Obesity is in final review. Please check back soon on the status of this document.

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