After an outcry from advocates for the obese and others an insurance company has stopped requiring an IQ test before approving weight-loss surgery.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee told the Tennessean that the true intent of the policy has been misunderstood and that's why it was eliminated Friday.

"It was to help us to evaluate the level of support the patient would need after surgery," said Mary Thompson, BlueCross spokeswoman. Thompson said there was never a passing score that had to be met to get the surgery. And, she said, no one was ever turned down for the surgery because of the IQ test.

Yeah, right, okay. She must really think we're stupid.

-- Amanda Barrett, amNY.com