Archive for the ‘Healthcare’ Category
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Patients who suffer from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, or GERD, often find that their symptoms are immediately and dramatically improved after receiving the gastric band. Many of them no longer need to take daily medications like Nexium, Prilosec, and Protonix. It seems that the restriction of the band helps prevent the backflow of acidic fluid made in the stomach to aid digestion from refluxing back into the esophagus. Also, if our patients have a hiatal hernia, which most of the patients with GERD do, we can easily repair the hernia defect at the time of surgery with just a few minutes added onto the operation time. If you have questions about your reflux and potential for improvement after surgery, be sure to ask at your consultation visit, or give our physician assistant, Melissa Moyer, a call at 702-313-8446.
– Dr. Darren Soong
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Recently, United Healthcare has become the first major insurer to recognize the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy as a proven, not experimental, bariatric surgical procedure. I suspect that other insurers will soon likely follow suit. This will open up further choices and options for our patients. We have been performing the Sleeve Gastrectomy with great success over the last few years and as more insurance companies start covering it, I’m sure the procedure will rise in popularity.
– Dr. Darren Soong
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
The recent debates about the best way to approach healthcare reform have really highlighted obesity and obesity related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer as the top preventable health problems in the US today. Both parties agree that focusing on obesity cures and prevention will be an important part of bringing down the costs of healthcare. It is estimated that every pound lost is equivalent to a $50/yr savings in healthcare costs. An obese 40-year-old is equal in medical age to a 60-year-old normal weight person. Weight loss surgery provides an aggressive approach to significant weight loss to improve health in persons who have tried and struggled with traditional diet and exercise programs. For the health of our nation and to lower healthcare costs, it is my hope that the final healthcare reform bill will include provisions to improve access to treatments like weight loss surgery.
– Dr. Darren Soong
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