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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will cover obesity screening and counseling as a preventive service under Medicare.
Practitioners should be aware of new reimbursement policies that can facilitate obesity treatment.
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However, in late November 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will cover obesity screening and counseling as a preventive service under Medicare.
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Based on the announcement from a major health policy entity.
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New Evidence and Policy Support Primary Care–Based Weight Loss Interventions
Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb · The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · 2012
DOI 10.1097/jcn.0b013e3182456357
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