Weight & Lifestyle Management
About Weight & Lifestyle Management
What is Weight & Lifestyle Management?
Weight & Lifestyle Management is a weight care program run by North Memorial Health, a health system with hospitals in Robbinsdale and Maple Grove and clinics in towns including Blaine, Minnetonka and Elk River. Its page describes a team that partners with each patient on a personalized care plan. It covers both medical and surgical weight loss options. The surgical side has its own bariatric and metabolic program, which offers an online class of less than 30 minutes.
It does not list hormone therapy, peptide therapy or longevity medicine. It does not name any weight loss medication or prescriber, and it does not give a street address for the weight program. Its Google listing shows a rating of 1 from 2 reviews.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices or a consultation fee. It does not say whether it bills insurance, whether a monthly fee would include medication, or what follow-up visits and lab work cost. Ask whether it bills insurance and what the first visit costs before you book.
What should you ask before you book?
Its FAQ asks who is eligible, whether insurance covers medications, whether a referral is needed and what happens at a first visit. Get those answers before you book. Ask who writes the prescription and what credentials that person holds. Ask which medications the program uses and whether they are brand-name or compounded. Ask whether the monthly cost includes the medication, what follow-up and lab work cost, whether visits can be done by video, and how cancellation works. The program has no phone number on its page, but the health system's 24/7 line, 763-581-CARE, can help schedule an appointment.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want weight care through a hospital system with both medical and surgical options, and you are ready to get prices, medication names and the prescriber's name in writing before you commit. It is a weaker fit if you need a published price list or want to know which medication you will get before you call.
Sources: northmemorial.com/specialty/weight-lifestyle-management