Employee weight-loss surgery benefits employers most
October 17, 2008 by Jared BilskiPosted in: Communication tips, Cost cutters, Healthcare, Latest news & views, Management issues
The silver lining to employer-covered weight-loss surgery: The costly procedure you were bemoaning actually ends up saving you money.
And not only does the surgery save employers money in the long run, it doesn’t take long to recoup the initial losses.
On average, employers get back the costs of employee weight-loss surgery (between $16,000 to $25,000) within two to four years. That’s according to a study of the health care costs of over 3,000 patients who had bariatric surgery — the largest study of its kind.
In the study, researchers looked at the healthcare costs of over 3,000 participants who underwent the weight-loss surgery for up to five years to determine if the surgery reduced medical costs.
Other studies have shown that weight-loss surgery reduces the risk of chronic illness like heart disease, diabetes, depression and other health problems common in people who are morbidly obese.
But why wait until surgery is the only solution to your employees’ health problems? As we reported previously, there are some remarkably easy and cost-effective ways to make wellness a permanent part of your company’s culture.
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Tags: Bariatric surgery, Cost-cutter, Depression, Diabetes, Health care costs, Money, Survey, Weight-loss surgery
October 29th, 2008 at 5:46 am
Weight loss surgery or bariatric surgery continue to be a valuable solution for treating obesity and it reduces several health complications associated with being overweight like hypertension, sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes. A successful surgery helps in removing complications, increases lifespan. Effective weight management and a healthy body is the result of the Weight loss surgery.
Learn more about gastric bypass surgery and other bariatric procedures in our information guide, or consult with a bariatric surgeon to know more. Here is the link Click here to read
December 31st, 2008 at 10:09 am
[...] Before you go dumping tons of money into company-wide weight-loss initiative in the hopes of realizing healthcare savings down the line, be careful. There’s some new research that contradicts many of the things that you’ve been told about obesity. [...]
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:54 am
As a Newbie, I am always searching online for articles that can help me. Thank you
February 22nd, 2009 at 4:02 am
There is obviously a lot to know about this. I think you made some good points in Features also.
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:55 pm
I am a post Bariactric Weight loss surgery patient. prior to my surgery, I had type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, and my liver was starting to fail. I have had 2 Aunts and 3 Uncles and now 1 cousin die from type 2 diabetes, liver failure and high blood pressure. I was walking in their shoes and heading down the same path they did. I have always been very active and athletic. But because of an underactive thyroid with the diabetes i could not lose the weight, I am now 2 years post my surgery and have lost 125 lbs. My diabetes is gone, sleep apnea is gone, and liver enzymes are normal. I had a child at 40 years of age, and now I can enjoy him and have tons of energy, I have not missed a day of work since my surgery due to illness, I have not even had a cold or the flu, I would reccomend the surgery to anyone and feel it is the best thing I could have done for my helath and my life.
August 16th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
I have talked to several people that had this surgery. All have almost died from it, due to complications. It’s hard to think they all had bad doctors. You really need to decide if you really want to lose weight this way. It seems that you could decide to eat the way you would have to, if you had the surgery. 2 ounces of anything at a time is all you can eat. 2 ounces is not very much. Eat that way, 2 ounes every 3 – 4 hours, and you will lose weight.
Change your eating habits, make slight changes to your diet every week or month. Add more fruit or vegetables, cut out fat. Small changes add up to big weight loss. Just be careful with the surgery. Make sure you know what you’re getting into before you have it done.