Money talks

Paying patients to lose weight. It’s the American way:

One doctor paid $1,044 to 150 of his patients who lost weight . . . The patient with the greatest weight loss, a 51-year old woman, took off 35 pounds and will get a vacation to Las Vegas, a bonus prize Dr. Chemplavil threw in as an added enticement.

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