Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Compared to Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists is Associated with Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs in Insured Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: A Matched Analysis Over Two Years
Direct OOP healthcare costs were lower for RYGB compared to treatment with GLP-1 RAs two years after treatment initiation.
Authors
- F Zheng
- Yuki Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7806-9325)
- Sibi Krishna Thiyagarajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1251-7459)
- Michael Edwards
- Elizabeth Wall-Wieler
Institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Jacksonville College (US)
- Intuitive Surgical (Switzerland) (CH)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- Intuitive Surgical (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-025-08467-3
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00