Does Medicare Cover Weight Loss Surgery?
When Congress designed Original Medicare back in the sixties, health insurance coverage in America was different than it is now. [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2024-09-05T17:00:05+00:00March 27th, 2018|Categories: Pre-Op Resources|Tags: coverage, gastric sleeve insurance coverage, how to pay for bariatric surgery without insurance, insurance, medicare, payment plan, uninsured|0 Comments
When Congress designed Original Medicare back in the sixties, health insurance coverage in America was different than it is now. [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2022-11-28T23:00:53+00:00May 11th, 2017|Categories: Bariatric Lifestyle, News & Trends|Tags: bariatric surgery revision, cosmetic, facts, insurance, issues, low cost, medical, mexico, myths, revision, surgeons, Tijuana, tourism, travel|0 Comments
Bariatric surgery in Tijuana, Mexico, like other countries, is on the rise. According to ABC News, nearly 177,000 weight [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2025-11-11T22:10:55+00:00October 14th, 2016|Categories: Bariatric Lifestyle, Pre-Op Resources|Tags: endoscopic, gastric balloon, insurance, intragastric balloon system, obalon balloon system, types of bariatric surgery, weight loss procedure|1 Comment
Gastric ballooning is a non-surgical weight loss procedure performed endoscopically. The doctor inserts the device through the mouth, down [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2025-04-18T18:19:31+00:00May 20th, 2016|Categories: News & Trends|Tags: experience, fears, goals, insurance, low cost, medical, mexico, patient, questions, seminar, surgeons, testimonial, Tijuana, tourism, travel, video|0 Comments
The Berendson Family Meet a wonderful family who all went with Mexico Bariatric Center to save themselves from the entrapment [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2024-10-03T21:24:00+00:00May 17th, 2016|Categories: News & Trends|Tags: experience, fears, gastric sleeve testimonial, goals, insurance, low cost, medical, mexico, patient, questions, surgeons, testimonial, Tijuana, tourism, travel, video|0 Comments
Three months before attending our seminar in Utah, Kathy made the best decision of her entire life and underwent gastric [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2023-03-14T14:49:41+00:00December 13th, 2015|Categories: Bariatric Lifestyle, News & Trends|Tags: CBX, Cost, insurance, low cost, medical, medical tourism, mexico, Otay Mesa, pricing, San Ysidro, surgeons, Tijuana, tourism, travel, travel to mexico|0 Comments
A Cross-Border Xpress (CBX) gateway between San Diego and Tijuana's international airport opened on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. The purple [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2024-07-22T21:39:52+00:00July 16th, 2015|Categories: Case Studies, News & Trends|Tags: bariatric surgery revision, Centers of Excellence, insurance, low cost, medical, mexico, revision, surgeons, Tijuana, tourism, travel, working memory capacity|0 Comments
Which bariatric surgeon would be the safest and have the best surgical outcomes? What characteristics do these surgeons possess? What [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2023-04-07T20:58:53+00:00May 14th, 2015|Categories: Case Studies, News & Trends|Tags: insurance, low cost, medical, mexico, surgeons, Tijuana, tourism, travel, women|0 Comments
According to new research, Women are more inclined to undergo weight-loss surgery than Men. According to a new study, 80% [...]