Long term cost outcomes among commercially insured patients undergoing bariatric surgical procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Bariatric procedures have become safer in recent years, warranting new data on long-term costs. This study examined the impact of bariatric procedures on a person's long-term healthcare costs up to 10 years and if it differed by socio-economic status (SES).

Methods

This retrospective observational study compared the downstream health care cost of patients with obesity who had undergone bariatric surgery (BS) between 2009 and 2018 to a 1:1 matched group of members with obesity but no surgery.

Results

167,764 individuals from administrative claims data with an obesity diagnosis were included; 83,882 in the BS group and 83,882 in the non-surgical group. In follow-up years 2-10, the BS group was associated with lower total medical healthcare cost compared to the

SUBMITTER: Shambhu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10766043 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature