CocoJenL

I am looking to have the sleeve, and was told by my insurance ho (south florida community care network) that wls IS covered. Anyone else had the sleeve in south fl, with medicaid coverage? If so, what were the requirements, aand hiw long did it take for u to be approved. Any info is greatly appreciated!

Hello there. I actually had sleeve surgery 4/29/15. So I'm just past 1 yr. Currently I am down 68 lbs. I must admit it was well worth the journey. I still have about 50 more lbs I want to lose. But I'm absolutely loving my sleeve!!!! And the best part... it was covered by my insurance 100%

Who is it that decides whether or not a person has to do the 6 month nutrition class? Is it the Surgeon or the Insurance company?

I was NOT aware that the surgeon decided which surgery is best for you! Lap and is definitely outta the question for me, and the RNY is not something I've considered, just because its so complicated, however, I suppose in would go with it if I had no other option

I spoke with a representative regarding the list of requirements I'll need to get done and they have been acting like they work for dang secret service or something. Just keep telling me to wait until my surgeon submits the auth and ill find out then. They wont give me any info at all and its becoming very frustrating. I just feel like I could at least BEGIN the nut classes instead of waiting another month if I was sure its required

My BMI is 41.7 and I also have uncontrolled HBP which I take a tier 3 med for

I've spoken with a rep from my hmo and she confirmed that it is covered. Got my referral from my pcp yesterday. The rep also stated that I may have to do 3 month or 6 month classes. I have scheduled an appt for the 9th to attend the information seminar with the center of excellence that i choose but now what do I do? This rep hasn't provided me with much info.

So. I don't think that post actually pertains to my situation as I dont have obamacare, I just have tge standard state of Florida medicaid with an h mo I've had for about 2 yrs. After speaking with a rep from the hmo, she assured me that the surgery is covered but wouldn't provide much other info about the specifics

Thank you! I will definitely check that out

I am very much new to this forum site.. I decided about a yr ago to have the VSG surgery, and as we all know, there are many different surgeons to choose from. I think I have finally narrowed my choices down to 2. One of the surgeons I have about as much information as I could have on him. The other one has a pretty good background/success rate as well.. My question is, has anyone here been to Dr. Guillermo Alvarez? And if so can u give me any and all feedback on him, his staff, the hospital, and ur overall experince.. Anything u can tell me would be greatly appreciated!!!!