The Trump administration has decided not to go forward with a proposal for Medicare and Medicaid to cover high-demand obesity ...

A transcript lightly edited for clarity and space follows: Dr. Michael Simpson: Clinicians are moving away from using BMI as a measure of health status, because, while BMI is an effective tool ...

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday it will not be finalizing a rule proposed by the Biden ...