title: Bariatric surgery may become a self-pay service.
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Alt
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000191:economics*; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000191:economics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007350:Insurance, Hospitalization; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology