. >> a lap nd, what's a lap band? >> they band off part of your stomach so you get full quicker. >> i think it's removed. >> first of all the a. ma. has no official power to make anybody do anything. i think it does put some pressure on insurance companies to recognize that overweight is not simply a product of lack of will power or a lifestyle choice. but it's a lot more -- it's a lot more complicated than we we know. we're just reay learning about this. and i would -- you know, it's a chicken and egg thin the health care costs are exploding because of the@health problems related with obesity, and so you want to treat them in order to reduce those weights. so i'm all for treating people seriously and taki this condition seriously. >> what's the nation institute of health? >> let me just say this,. >> did i give you just a figure he, $12,000 to $35,000 for the kind of surgery we're talking about. >> right. >> and insurance companies have >> they do cover some. they do cover some of it, yes, they do. >> fat --obesity s

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