Primary care provider uptake of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in Medicare patients, 2013-2019.

<h4>Background</h4>The delivery of Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for obesity by primary care providers (PCPs) has been covered by Medicare to support elderly individuals with obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2) in managing their weight since 2011 for individual therapy and 2015 for group th...

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Main Authors: Mounira Ozoor, Mark Gritz, Rowena J Dolor, Jodi Summers Holtrop, Zhehui Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266217