Surgeon offers free weight-loss operation for 500-pound man rejected by insurer
(LA Times Golf)

My column last week on a nearly 500-pound Norwalk man whose health insurer won´t cover doctor-ordered weight-loss surgery stirred quite a response from readers. Many sympathized with 53-year-old Shawn Alvarado´s situation, acknowledging that, in his case, a gastric bypass operation couldn´t be...