Weight change in pediatric TennCare recipients referred to a commercial weight loss program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The epidemic of overweight and obesity in the United States is not limited to adults but also affects children and adolescents. Low-income children are disparately affected because they have an elevated risk for developing obesity. Effective interventions are urgently needed to prevent and treat obesity in children. In 2006, Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare) and Weight Watchers formed the TennCare Weight Watchers Partnership Program, which allowed pediatric recipients to attend Weight Watchers with no out-of-pocket cost.

Methods

This study is a nonconcurrent prospective analysis of administrative data from the TennCare Weight Watchers Partnership Program. It examined the weight change of TennCare beneficiaries between the ages of 10 and 17 who participated in the prog

SUBMITTER: Mitchell NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4788091 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature