Thorpe, Kenneth; Yang, Zhou; Long, Kathleen; Garvey, W - In: Health Economics Review 3 (2013) 1, pp. 1-6
Medicare can realize significant cost savings through anti-obesity medications that produce substantial weight loss, and as a result, reduce the progression to type 2 diabetes, and improve blood pressure and glycemic indicators in hypertensive and diabetic patients, respectively. Medications are...
