Local hospital OK’d for weight-loss surgery

Medicare recipients can now get Lap Band surgery at medical center

By: Ashley Gardner - Texarkana Gazette

Wadley Regional Medical Center was recently designated as a Bariatric Center of Excellence by the Surgical Review Corporation. The designation means that people on Medicare can get Lap Band surgery here in Texarkana and Medicare will pay for most of it. “This is a huge step for Medicare partic...