Safety measures intended to improve bariatric surgery outcomes may impede obese minorities’ access to care. This is according to a new research letter published online in the September 12 issue of JAMA which compares rates of bariatric (weight-loss) surgery for minority Medicare vs. non-Medicare patients before and after implementation of a Medicare coverage policy.

From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130913/Researchers-find-decline-in-number-of-minority-patients-with-Medicare-receiving-bariatric-surgery.aspx

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