Available online at www.sciencedirect.com journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jval ABSTRACTS BREAKOUT SESSION 1 MODELING STUDIES MO1 USING LORCASERIN FOR WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO BARIATRIC SUR-GERY: MODELING THE COST IMPLICATIONS FOR CALIFORNIA STATE MEDICAID Knoth RL, Nikonova E, Wang Z Eisai Inc., Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA OBJECTIVES: Many