Oh no!! Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but it's possible that they will still cover your surgeon. Is he on staff at any other hospitals? Because if so, then hopefully it's one your insurance will cover so you won't have to switch surgeons.

Good luck and let us know what happens!

Good point!! Thanks for mentioning that. I know he is affiliated with another hospital but I cannot remember which. I have to check that.

jim, i am sorry to hear that. i am thinking also, you dr may be associate with other hospitals also just as mis said. stay positive. i believe good things happen to good people and you are a good person.

What a nightmare Jim .. hope it all works out for you

Spoke with the office and it is the only hospital he is affiliated with....

Just got this response back from my HR Dept.

We have been notified of this issue. Fortunately, our employees are not being affected by this change. Even though we are through Cigna, we are part of the Tuft’s platform which means that coverage will remain the same and it will continue to be accepted at your primary care physician’s office and Lowell General. Only people who carry Cigna insurance on Cigna’s platform are being affected. This has been confirmed by our rep at Cigna. Hopefully this eases your mind a little bit. Please let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns.

Call your surgeon and call your insurance carrier. I work for a large hospital (In the billing dept) and there are times when, based on your employers policy, that your insurance will still be accepted. It all has to do with the contracting network. The insurance itself can remain the same, but the contracting network can change. Work closely with your insurance company, employer, and provider to make sure you have everything in writing that they are still going to pay contracted rates.

Hey Jim,

Call your insurance carrier and have them help you find a new doctor. That's what you pay them for after all.

We had gotten a letter that our old insurance was going to stop covering our local hospital.... i was so scarred, but they worked something out and signed back on... but i lost my job and got different insur that doesn't cover WLS at all so now all my fills are out of pocket.

Hope everything works out for you.

Thanks all. I am all set. My HR dept straightened out. This is what my HR Dept said:

We have been notified of this issue. Fortunately, our employees are not being affected by this change. Even though we are through Cigna, we are part of the Tuft’s platform which means that coverage will remain the same and it will continue to be accepted at your primary care physician’s office and Lowell General. Only people who carry Cigna insurance on Cigna’s platform are being affected. This has been confirmed by our rep at Cigna. Hopefully this eases your mind a little bit. Please let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns.

I have since called my PCP and I am all set. No issues.

that's wonderful news...