"My Job is to Help Improve My Patients' Health Risks."
Dafina A. is a family medicine doctor who also practices obesity medicine and recognizes obesity as a chronic disease.
In this video, she shares that one of her biggest challenges is getting insurance companies to approve obesity care and treatment for her patients. Wanting to help them improve their health risks, Dafina calls on all of us to be advocates and help remove access to care barriers.
Advocates like Dafina reinforce that patients with obesity are better able to manage their health risks if they just have the tools and resources to help. By improving access, healthcare providers, hospitals and practices are more equipped to work on behalf of their patients.
