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Weight management and obesity care

Healthcare’s approach to weight management and obesity care is rapidly evolving. To meet the present moment, stakeholders need to understand the landscape, manage new innovations, and prepare for care transformation.

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3 major trends shaping today's obesity care market

Stay ahead of the curve with these ready-to-use slides breaking down the biggest trends impacting the obesity care market.  Learn about the state of obesity care today and how to position your organization for future success.

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How 3 health systems provide comprehensive care for obesity

Weight management services within health systems have traditionally focused on surgery. But as a new generation of weight management drugs sparks growing demand for comprehensive obesity care, some health systems are looking to reinvent their offerings. Learn how three early adopters are creating comprehensive, high-quality obesity services.

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Use our resource to learn how to build a successful weight management program that effectively attracts new patients struggling with obesity, guides patients through their care journey, and keeps patients engaged in the long-term.

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The future of obesity care: Q&A with Calibrate’s Rob MacNaughton

Calibrate Board Director Rob MacNaughton discusses the role of GLP-1 medications, employer strategies, and evidence-based solutions for managing obesity while balancing costs and improving outcomes.

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3 major trends shaping today's obesity care market

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GLP-1 use is surging. How will that impact bariatric surgery?

Demand for bariatric surgery has fallen across U.S. hospitals due to growing use of GLP-1 drugs. Learn why we expect bariatric surgery volumes to drop by an additional 22% over the next five years.

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3 major trends shaping today's obesity care market

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GLP-1 use is surging. How will that impact bariatric surgery?

Demand for bariatric surgery has fallen across U.S. hospitals due to growing use of GLP-1 drugs. Learn why we expect bariatric surgery volumes to drop by an additional 22% over the next five years.

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Ep. 248: Drugs, surgeries, and shortages: the state of obesity care in 2025

Our experts weigh in on the state of obesity care, including how far bariatric surgery volumes have dropped, updates on GLP-1 coverage, the rise of new competitors, and what the end of shortages means for compounding.

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Ep. 222: It's not just GLP-1s; here's what comprehensive weight management looks like

In this episode, host Abby Burns invites Advisory Board experts Chloe Bakst, Payton Grimes, and Atticus Raasch to break down how approaching obesity care holistically can help provider leaders avoid pitting services like bariatric surgery and GLP-1s against each other, and instead compound—rather than cannibalize—the impact each service has on patients, clinicians, and the system as a whole.

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4 key elements of comprehensive obesity care (and how they look in practice)

Obesity is a complex healthcare issue that is often addressed with fragmented care delivery, but a growing amount of evidence supports the use of comprehensive care models to more effectively address obesity. Learn about the core characteristics of comprehensive obesity care and explore the standard and advanced approaches of programs at leading health systems.

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Cardiometabolic care models

As demand for GLP-1 combination therapies for diabetes and cardiovascular disease increases, providers must shift away from fragmented cardiometabolic care delivery. Discover how adopting an interdisciplinary, coordinated model with ongoing follow-up care can better serve patients with cardiometabolic disease.

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The future of obesity care: Q&A with Calibrate’s Rob MacNaughton

Calibrate Board Director Rob MacNaughton discusses the role of GLP-1 medications, employer strategies, and evidence-based solutions for managing obesity while balancing costs and improving outcomes.

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Ep. 229: Live from HLTH: What Can’t GLP-1s Do?

In this episode, recorded live from HLTH 2024, host Rae Woods sits down with Calibrate CEO Rob MacNaughton, Real Chemistry President of Transformative Healthcare Markets Rita Glaze-Rowe, and physician founder, Dr. Spencer Nadolsky, to break down both the optimism and pessimism surrounding GLP-1s, as well as their limitations. In a market that is buzzing around the novel medications, these experts suggest a new focus on comprehensive weight management programs.

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How to navigate the evolving high-cost drug landscape

The pharmaceutical market is experiencing significant shifts, and you need to be prepared. Explore the major trends shaping the industry, including the rise of high-cost drugs and the impact of changing policies, and find out what they mean for your organization.

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Weight management and obesity care

3 major trends shaping today's obesity care market

How 3 health systems provide comprehensive care for obesity

Weight management programs

The future of obesity care: Q&A with Calibrate’s Rob MacNaughton

3 major trends shaping today's obesity care market

GLP-1 use is surging. How will that impact bariatric surgery?

3 major trends shaping today's obesity care market

GLP-1 use is surging. How will that impact bariatric surgery?

Ep. 248: Drugs, surgeries, and shortages: the state of obesity care in 2025

Ep. 222: It's not just GLP-1s; here's what comprehensive weight management looks like

4 key elements of comprehensive obesity care (and how they look in practice)

Cardiometabolic care models

The future of obesity care: Q&A with Calibrate’s Rob MacNaughton

Ep. 229: Live from HLTH: What Can’t GLP-1s Do?

How to navigate the evolving high-cost drug landscape

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