tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156003775058497530.post2142248270280308607..comments2022-02-23T12:49:04.847-05:00Comments on On Nutrition: Medicare Chooses Inferior Care for ObesityOnNutritionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12833938335908458411noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156003775058497530.post-41559648229892730622011-12-02T19:09:02.998-05:002011-12-02T19:09:02.998-05:00Wow- I'm linking to your post this week. Seri...Wow- I'm linking to your post this week. Seriously! That is... as Catherine Haines said, "Insane!" and "Smelly Fish!" ROFL (Rolling on the Floor Laughing!" because I could NOT have said it better.<br /><br />In other words, let's bypass the Registered Dietitians who more than highly trained and... Oh, let's not get into it now. Hmm...so go straight to minimal Nutrition counseling & then... Obesity Drugs to combat overeating and Gastric ByPass surgery (you know, because the Obese "need" to try other "stuff" before they qualify for surgery. Oh it's fine to reimburse drugs and surgery because lobbyists...<br />$$Kristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768553016816075976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156003775058497530.post-12037639782361891602011-12-02T12:26:28.129-05:002011-12-02T12:26:28.129-05:00What is going on is totally insane and this needs ...What is going on is totally insane and this needs to be stopped. What really needed to be done is to better reimburse the RD's who reach measurable goals. Instead, someone was thinking "drugs and biotechnology" when they passed this. Just last March, one member of the CMS/Medicare team that passed the ruling gave a webinar called "Can (we get) Government to Reimburse BioTechnology?" What will happen if this continues, is that tons of Medicare money will be wasted while doctors fiddle around trying to learn how to use this benefit and learn some nutrition basics, and then drugs will enter the picture with more and more patients. At the same time, dietitians who are here and ready to help will be overlooked. This is one smelly fish, and I hope the people of this country wake up to it.Cathy Hainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318072439467250528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156003775058497530.post-1759030002063355102011-12-02T12:06:30.160-05:002011-12-02T12:06:30.160-05:00I absolutely agree with the above. Thank you for t...I absolutely agree with the above. Thank you for taking the time to write such a great post!!!Maria A. Bella, MS, RD, CDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14671645079677458444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156003775058497530.post-28174309039064493602011-12-02T10:45:45.450-05:002011-12-02T10:45:45.450-05:00Thank you!!! My blood has been boiling about this...Thank you!!! My blood has been boiling about this for two days. This is much more articulate that what I have been ranting about. Excellent post.Angeleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530029219363907604noreply@blogger.com