Obesity: A Disease
Hosted by Nicholas Pennings · Obesity Medicine
4.6from 70 ratings
- 126
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 70
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Obesity: A Disease
Obesity: A Disease is the official Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) FREE podcast exploring the many facets of the disease of obesity. Episodes provide valuable insights into this growing problem and better equip clinicians to understand and engage in treating this disease.
- Publisher
- Obesity Medicine
- Category
- arts · health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Jul 2019
- Latest episode
- 18 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 126 episodes have a transcript.
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 132: Clinical Conversations: Using EPSDT to Improve Access to Obesity Pharmacotherapy in Youth
27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 131: Clinical Conversations: OMA Practice Management Algorithm
27 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 130: Clinical Conversations: Access, Coverage & Health Equity in 2026[
Inside a recent episode
Episode 132: Clinical Conversations: Using EPSDT to Improve Access to Obesity Pharmacotherapy in Youth
Published 18 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But I think just the important thing to remember is sort of how we navigate Medicaid, both at the state level and at the federal level, and understanding that One, this benefit exists for all young people who have Medicaid living with a chronic disease that require this medically necessary care. But two, that the state does not necessarily need to offer it to them. We need to request it and create those pathways. And I think that was a really good learning lesson for us in California because it had to be brought up and advocated for. by the clinicians. And then once we did it, the state said, yes, of course, we will adhere to this, but they were not the ones bringing it to the table. […]
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- Alaina Vidmar
- Valerie O’Hara
- Courtney Younglove
- Tracy Norfleet
- Alicia Shelly
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 63 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100
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- Quality
- 87
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Obesity: A Disease?
Nicholas Pennings host the show. Published by Obesity Medicine.
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