Behavioral treatment of obesity in patients encountered in primary care settings: a systematic review.

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In 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved intensive behavioral weight loss counseling for approximately 14 face-to-face, 10- to 15-minute sessions over 6 months for obese beneficiaries in primary care settings, when delivered by physicians and other CMS-defined primary care practitioners.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA

Title: JAMA

ISSN (Electronic): 1538-3598

ISSN (Print): 0098-7484

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 5 2014

Volume: 312

Issue: 17

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[1 ] University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Philadelphia.

[2 ] Drexel University, Department of Psychology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

[3 ] University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora4Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, Denver.

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Publisher Item ID: 1920976 Mid ID: NIHMS688418

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.14173

PubMed ID: 25369490

SO-VID: 2c712ff9-3613-410c-8b5d-6ee6806b9afe

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