16 Jul 2004
Medicare Redefines Obesity As an Illness (AP)

Well, this will help the Federal deficit, no doubt! You've not been eating too many Big Macs - you're sick! Let Uncle Sam pay for that Slim-Fast!

The real sickness here is stupidity.

AP - Medicare now recognizes obesity as an illness, a change in policy that may allow millions of overweight Americans to make medical claims for treatments such as stomach surgery and diet programs.

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