SAN DIEGO, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- New data presented today at Obesity 2010, the 28th annual scientific meeting of The Obesity Society, find that bariatric surgery is associated with reduced healthcare costs for diabetes patients who are morbidly obese.

Insurers recover their costs for bariatric surgery in two to four years depending on the type of surgery that is performed, according to a new study published today in The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC), a peer-reviewed journal on health outcomes research.

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WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new study demonstrated that even a small percentage of weight loss could lower health care costs among people with type 2 diabetes.