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TennCare will pay for obesity surgery, not dietary counseling |
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In state where a third of the population is obese, TennCare won't pay for the counseling services of a dietitian to help people lose weight, but it will cover bariatric surgeries once they get big enough to qualify.
Funds awaited for foreclosure counseling
DAYTON A few notes.The HomeOwnership Center of Greater Dayton as with many other agencies that depend on federal funding is waiting to hear whether it will get money to provide foreclosure counseling.
Battlefield counseling gets better results
A battlefield study conducted by the Army on 20,000 soldiers during the troop surge in Iraq shows that more aggressive efforts to question and counsel GIs about their mental health reduce by nearly 80 percent the number who develop behavioral health illnesses during combat.
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