# Special Edition: The Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE Symposium—The Cost of Obesity and Its Treatment

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Published: 2026-06-24T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this special episode of The Points of CARE , recorded live during the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) 2026 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, hosts Richard Beaser, MD and Jane Reusch, MD highlight a new symposium on the clinical, social, and economic costs of treating—or not treating—individuals with obesity. This panel discussion is moderated by Louis J. Aronne , MD, Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic Research at Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York, former president of the Obesity Society, and chair emeritus of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Presenters: Timothy Dall , MS Managing Director for Life Sciences Consulting at GlobalData Melanie R. Jay , MD, Professor of Medicine and Population Health at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine Catherine Ferguson, MA, Vice President of Federal Advocacy for the ADA Featured Articles: The Cost of Inaction in Treating Obesity in the U.S. doi.org/10.2337/doci25-0011 Benefits and Costs of Treating Obesity Among Adults in Commercial Insurance Plans doi.org/10.2337/doci25-0006 Estimating the Health, Economic, and Social Benefits of Obesity Treatment Using Microsimulation Modeling doi.org/10.2337/doci25-0004 For more on the Cost of Obesity collection, visit diabetesjournals.org/collection/26413/Cost-of-Obesity To learn more about Diabetes, Obesity, and CardioMetabolic CARE please visit diabetesjournals.org/docm-care . Thank you for listening, and don't forget to subscribe.

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