Why did insurance companies approve gastric bypass surgery for coverage?
a. They realized that people were truly suffering from being obese.
b. They were convinced that gastric bypass surgery was the best treatment for obesity.
c. They saw that allowing people the surgery actually reduced their costs in the long run.
d. They wanted to insure that obese people were not discriminated against in terms of medical treatment.
Question 2
According to conflict theory, in order for medicalization to occur:
a. a disease must be observed and diagnosed for the first time.
b. one or more social groups must have something to gain and the power to convince others that a condition is an illness.
c. a majority of doctors must be in agreement that there is sufficient evidence that a disease actually exists.
d. the condition must be biologically described and unaffected by social forces.
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