Obesity surgery would save public: AMA

Docs gone wild!

"AMA national president Rosanna Capolingua played down media reports the Victorian branch has lodged a submission asking for free lap-band surgery for obese people as young as 14.

The Victorian AMA has lodged the submission with the state government calling for more public funded lap-band surgery - which constricts the stomach to reduce hunger."

When malpractice becomes the standard of care.

"'It's cheaper to stop these people being obese than it is to wait for them to become diabetic and hypertensive.'"

It's even cheaper and better to pay for none of it.

Stand up for your rights now, or pay later.