Smart Enough for Weight-loss Surgery?
Tennessee Insurer Does About-face on IQ Test for Bariatric Patients
Patients hoping to have their weight-loss surgeries covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee no longer have to undergo IQ screens in addition to meeting BMI and obesity-related co-morbidity requirements. After being challenged by the Obesity Action Coalition last month, the insurer removed from its policy the requirement that prospective patients had to have their mental abilities measured.