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Obesity as a disease
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HealthPartner's Tom Marr says insurers want evidence that obesity treatments work before they'll pay for them. So far, he says, the most successful treatment for morbid obesity is also the most expensive -- gastric bypass surgery. (MPR Photo/Lorna Benson)

HealthPartner's Tom Marr says insurers want evidence that obesity treatments work before they'll pay for them. So far, he says, the most successful treatment for morbid obesity is also the most expensive -- gastric bypass surgery.

(MPR Photo/Lorna Benson)
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