Obesity surgery
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Compared to Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists is Associated with Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs in Insured Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: A Matched Analysis Over Two Years.
Sibi Thiyagarajan, Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, Yuki Liu, Feibi Zheng, Michael Edwards
Published: 202610.1007/s11695-025-08467-3
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate two-year costs to insured patients treated with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity. METHODS: Using the 2017 to 2023 Merative™ claims da…
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