Lap-Band Patient Petitions to Have Weight Loss Surgery Covered in NWT
SAT, Jun 8th 2013 (CBC News) ---An N.W.T. MLA wants the territorial government to help pay for weight-loss surgeries for people struggling with obesity.There are hundreds of people on waiting lists for bariatric surgeries across Canada.All the provinces pay for some type of bariatric surgeries. Yukon covers them if physicians recommend it as part of …