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To: KyrosL who wrote (54573)	7/16/2004 9:49:37 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793801

Here is one of the wonderful things that happens with Medicare, KL. It's "Santa Claus" time. Obesity now an illness By Alex Tabarrok on Medicine - Marginal Revolution blog Medicare now considers obesity to be an illness. In other words, Jenny Craig could soon be receiving government funds to treat obese patients. Medicare and Medicaid are already busting the fiscal scales and with over 30 percent of Americans already overweight this now adds another burden to the system.