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Announcement about Welltok
- Marshfield Clinic Health System has been informed by Welltok, Inc., a vendor that provides mailing services, that Welltok experienced a security incident that impacted some of our patients' personal information. Welltok will be reaching out to patients affected. Welltok is communicating directly with patients by letter about the situation and next steps. The letter from Welltok is not a scam. This incident did not impact systems at Marshfield Clinic. If you have questions, visit www.welltok.com for more information about the incident to view this notice.

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How to Qualify for Metabolic & Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery

body mass index

In order to qualify for metabolic and bariatric surgery, you need to meet specific criteria. Your insurance may require additional criteria to qualify.

To qualify you need a BMI greater than or equal to 40 or BMI greater than or equal to 35 with a co-morbidity. Co-morbidity conditions include, but are not limited to:

Anxiety
Arthritis
Asthma
Coronary artery disease
Cardiomyopathy
Deconditioned
Depression
Dyslipidemia
Gallbladder disease
GERD
Heart failure
Hernia
Hypertension
Hypoventilation syndrome
Infertility
Kidney disease
Liver disease
Mechanical arthropathy
Migraine
Pickwickian syndrome
PCOS
Poor healing
Pseudotumor cerebri
Pulmonary hypertension
Restless leg
Sleep apnea
Type 2 diabetes
Urinary incontinence
Venous stasis
Many others

You must also:

Have been unsuccessful with serious attempts at weight loss.
Understand and accept the risks of metabolic and bariatric surgery.
Be prepared to make permanent changes in your diet, activity level and lifestyle.
Agree to adhere to life-long follow-up visits with your surgeon or health care team to monitor your health status.

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