What if physicians stopped weighing heavier patients? Health care might improve.

Bernie Salazar felt fine, as good as any healthy father of a 2-year-old. He only scheduled a doctor's visit because he received a calendar alert reminding him it was time for his annual wellness checkup. Bernie and his relatively new doctor had already discussed his weight, dieting history and health status the previous year, and he'd gotten "all clear" after normal lab results. But this time, after he stepped off the scale with what he considered a scant four-pound increase on his 260-pound frame, the doctor suggested it was time to talk about weight-loss surgery.