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Declining Bariatric Surgery Utilization in Fee-for-Service Medicare

JAMA Surgery 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.3996

September 09, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study examines bariatric surgery utilization among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries from 2014 to 2024 to better understand trends across this period of declining utilization.

Corresponding Author: Ryan Howard, MD, MS, DABOM, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, 2924B Taubman Center, SPC 5331, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5331 (rhow@med.umich.edu).

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