Here are five insights:
1. The findings were presented here at ObesityWeek 2015 hosted by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and The Obesity Society.
2. Researchers analyzed data from the Truven Health Analytics Commercial Claims database, which consists of insurance claims from at least 15 million people.
3. A total of 823 laparoscopic gastric bypass patients were identified.
4. In the study, the average cost of gastric bypass surgery was $25,238. In each of the four years after surgery healthcare costs dropped by 12 percent, 28 percent, 37 percent and 35 percent, respectively.
5. Costs dropped even more dramatically for those who had diabetes.
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