Questions About Weight and Surgical Complications Part 1 - The Basics
Weight and Healthcare · Ragen Chastain
August 9, 20256m 21s
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Show Notes
BMI-based denials of care are devastating and can have serious negative impacts on people’s health, lives, and quality of life. In some cases they are, in fact, life or death. I have a series here that talks about this in detail, including options if you are dealing with a BMI-based denial of care and resources if you want to fight them. Today I want to talk about a common reason that is used to (attempt to) “justify” BMI-based denials of care.
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