About 1800 GET THIN

Just over the past two decades, the rate of obesity among adults in California has more than doubled. 1 800 GET THIN believes a major step in inversing this increasing trend is to educate the general public about a medically-accepted alternative to treatment of obesity. Therefore, 1800 GET THIN creates marketing campaigns to provide more information about these medically proven alternatives.

Most health insurance companies cover the treatments needed for a patient suffering from liver problems. The same is true for a patient suffering from lung cancer caused by years of smoking. 1800GET THIN believes that obesity is as serious a health condition as any other acquired disease. Although there is documented success that obesity-related comorbid conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes and sleep apnea, can be eliminated following weight loss with LAP BAND, many health insurance companies refuse to treat these conditions with LAP-BAND® surgery. 1800GETTHIN communicates with prospective LAP-BAND® patients to analyze their policy for obesity-related benefits.

1 800 GET THIN also sponsors LAP-BAND® seminars for pre-approved LAP-BAND® patients. In these seminars patients can inquire about LAP-BAND® procedure and also review their medical history with an independent doctor and together decide whether this surgery would be the right step for each of the patients.

Resource:

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/downloads/obesity_trends_2009.pdf