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Childhood Obesity

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Insurers launch more anti-obesity programs

As the obesity epidemic increasingly garners nationwide attention and calls for action, insurers have beenĀ  responding by changing coverage options, as well as establishing new anti-obesity programs and incentives.

UnitedHealth, WellPoint target kids' obesity under reform law

Insurers have new incentives to invest in preventive obesity counseling programs; roughly one in three children in the country is obese or overweight, and the health reform law requires insurers

Kaiser Permanente doctor imparts how to prevent childhood obesity

I recently learned that the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) gave Kaiser Permanente Northwest top marks in counseling children for physical activity and nutrition. Through its Healthy