U.S. Medical Weight Loss Programs Market Worth $7.8 Billion and Growing –

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Tampa FL,  June 10,  2015:   Marketdata Enterprises, Inc., a leading independent market research publisher of “off-the-shelf” studies about service industries since 1979, has examined the diet market  for 26 years, and sees stronger growth for medical weight loss providers than commercial companies. The firm has just released a new study entitled: Medical Weight Loss Programs: A Growth Market.
 
 “The Affordable Care Act is the greatest thing since sliced bread for medical weight loss programs. The Preventative Health Benefit mandates insurance coverage for obesity screening and counseling in 23 states, by qualified weight loss providers. Only medically supervised programs have the personnel qualified to do it—not the commercial chains.”, according to Research Director, John LaRosa.
 
Medical weight loss programs have operated in the background of the diet industry for decades. The commercial companies spend hundreds of millions each year on national TV ads and get a lot more exposure. However, lately they have been struggling. This is the best time in decades for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Dietitians and Physicians Assistants to start their own weight loss practice or purchase a medical franchise. Consultants have proven that MDs can add $250,000 (part-time) to $1+ million per year (full-time) in revenues by doing so.

Source: WebWire Medical-Pharmaceuticals