Primary care provider uptake of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in Medicare patients, 2013-2019.
Mounira OzoorMark GritzRowena J DolorJodi Summers HoltropZhehui LuoPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Very few PCPs continuously billed IBT services for Medicare patients with obesity. Further investigation is needed to mitigate barriers to the uptake of IBT services among PCPs.
Keyphrases
- primary care
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- ejection fraction
- affordable care act
- weight gain
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- body mass index
- general practice
- patient reported outcomes
- health insurance