Weight Loss Medication Through a Medically Supervised Program
Some individuals in the ThedaCare Weight Wellness program may be candidates for obesity medication. Working together with the program’s certified obesity medicine physician is the best way to determine if weight loss medication is an option for you.
Candidates for obesity medication include people 18 and older with a BMI of ≥ 30 or a BMI between 27 and 30 with related medical conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure.
Benefits of Working with a Specialist
Certified obesity medicine specialists are experts in the treatment of obesity and the genetic, biological, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to condition. They offer therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral changes, and obesity medications.
Obesity medicine specialists take a multidisciplinary approach and work alongside dietitians, exercise physiologists, psychologists, and bariatric surgeons. This comprehensive approach leads to optimal results.
Benefits of working with a certified obesity medicine physician include:
- Expertise in medication availability, cost, and access
- Comprehensive medical examination, including laboratory testing
- Assessment of an individual’s personal and family history of obesity
- Frequent med checks to help manage side effects and ensure that medication remains appropriate for your health
- Monitoring to ensure you’re on track for initial/future insurance authorization
- Help with initiation/completion of prior authorization
- Frequent communication with pharmacy regarding supply so the physician can order appropriate medications based on health history and availability
- Immediate communication of prior authorization status to pharmacy for easier ability to have medication on hand
- Direct contact to assistance for insurance issues
