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Seniors’ obesity-counseling benefit goes largely unused

Three years ago, the Obama administration offered hope to millions of overweight seniors when it announced Medicare would offer free weight-loss counseling. Officials estimated that about 30% of seniors are obese and therefore eligible for counseling services, which studies have shown improve the odds of significant weight loss. But fewer than 1% of Medicare’s 50 million beneficiaries have used the benefit. …Read More

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