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Michael "Mike" Albert, MD

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Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer @accomplishhlth | Obesity & Cardiometabolic Medicine | Clinical Incretinology | Healthcare Futurist

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🔥 Hot Take: Payors Define Clinical Obesity and Medical Necessity—Not the Evidence. You can publish rigorous trials. You can debate diagnostic criteria endlessly. But in practice? No coverage = no care. Payor policy defines what “counts” as obesity for most patients.

🔥 Hot Take: Payors Define Clinical Obesity and Medical Necessity—Not the Evidence. You can publish rigorous trials. You can debate diagnostic criteria endlessly. But in practice? No coverage = no care. Payor policy defines what “counts” as obesity for most patients.