Some of you may know that I’m a Board Certified Patient Advocate. I don’t currently do a lot of individual advocacy because my speaking schedule doesn’t allow for the necessary time availability so I typically either work on complex or emergency cases, or on cases that are not strictly timebound - most of these are people who are dealing with a BMI-based denial of care, meaning that their healthcare is being held hostage for a weight loss ransom. This is one of those situations and I am, as always, sharing this story with permission and anonymously by request.<br><br>Get full access to Weight and Healthcare at weightandhealthcare.substack.com/subscribe

Case Study - Using New GLP-1 Article for Patient Advocacy

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Case Study, Using New GLP-1 Article for Patient Advocacy. This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter. If you like what you're hearing, please consider subscribing and sharing at weightandhealthcare.com. Some of you may know that I'm a board-certified patient advocate. I don't currently do a lot of individual advocacy because my speaking schedule doesn't allow for the necessary availability, so I typically either work on complex or emergency cases, or on cases that are not strictly time-bound.

Most of these are people who are dealing with a BMI-based denial of care, meaning their healthcare is being held hostage for a weight loss ransom. This is one of those situations and I am, as always, sharing this story with permission and anonymously by request. I've been working with a patient who needs a total knee replacement, which was being denied based on a BMI cutoff. When the patient came to me, they had already done everything I recommended for those self-navigating this situation.

They had documented in writing that their surgeon said they, quote, desperately need a total knee replacement, but wants the patient to lose what amounts to 43% of their body weight. And the stated reason was to, quote, reduce anesthesia risk and post-operative complications, end quote.

Their surgeon had recommended the patient go on GLP-1s for weight loss, and the patient did not want to take them but also didn't want to continue to be in pain with severely limited mobility that was getting worse every day. The surgeon agreed to see the patient again to discuss the case. When I advocate, some patients want me to step in and talk to their doctors. Others want consultations, scripting, and or help writing letters and other communication. This patient was the latter.

Case Study - Using New GLP-1 Article for Patient Advocacy

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The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.

Case Study - Using New GLP-1 Article for Patient Advocacy

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The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.