Legislature approves bill to cover bariatric surgeries for state employees

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Officials with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s new Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, and other health care providers are applauding the Louisiana Legislature’s passage of a bill that would require coverage of bariatric surgery for state employees insured by the Louisiana Office of Group Benefits. SB150 by Sen.

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