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In February 2006, Medicare announced that it would cover bariatric surgery, which is surgery used to treat obesity. Three different types of surgeries are covered: The Roux-enY bypass, which creates a small pouch in the stomach to connect to the bowel in order to bypass most of the stomach; open and laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversions to bypass most of the small intestine and pancreas, and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, which pinches off part of the stomach.
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Medicare spending is estimated to grow by 7% per year, so how will the system keep up? The money issues are the responsibility of the government. As far as patient care and recordkeeping goes, Medicare has a form for every situation, and will likely create more. The system also has a Medicare code for every conceivable medical condition and drug.
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The Medicare Program is a health insurance program of the U.S. Government. U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible for Medicare coverage if they (or their spouses) worked 10 years or more in employment covered by Medicare and are at least 65 years old.
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