2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
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Beneficiaries with a BMI of 35 or higher qualify without additional clinical requirements, while those with a BMI of 30 or higher must also have chronic kidney disease at stage 3a or above, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, or uncontrolled hypertension despite treatment with two medications
"If we saw obesity as a disease, and we're both focused on preventing it but once it happens treating it and treating it as a disease, I think we're going to see an entirely different approach," he said
As I started to explore which telehealth platforms I might consider, many advertised that they followed the strict FDA guidelines for BMI and I knew that I wouldn't qualify and quickly became discouraged