Evaluating the benefits of and barriers to pediatric obesity programs

Obesity now affects more than one in five children in the United States, and while there are effective, recommended interventions, availability is limited for most children. In two new studies, Yale researchers assessed the cost-effectiveness of one intervention and factors that have hindered and facilitated implementation of another to uncover strategies for improving access to effective pediatric obesity treatment. The publications are timely as Yale experts, working as members of national medical organizations, have supported a proposal under consideration by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a new billing code that could allow facilities to be reimbursed by Read More