The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommends clinicians screen adults for obesity, as well as offer or refer patients with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or higher to intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) identified…
Day: June 27, 2012
Government often pays twice for veterans in federal health plans
The federal government often pays for the same services twice for veterans enrolled in both the Medicare Advantage plan and the Veterans Affairs health care system, researchers from Brown University suggest. “In this scenario, private Medicare plans receive taxpayer-funded subsides…