kirby1968

A friend and I attended a weight loss metting at Emory University last week. I enjoyed the meeting and it was so GREAT to talk with other people at the forum as it made me realize how much in common many of us have. I was so pepped up after the meeting because one of the speakers mentioned United Health Care (UHC) and how great they were about providing coverage for Bariatric surgery. I work for the State of Georgia and I have the State Health Plan which consists of different plans you can choose from. I was so glad that I had chosen UHC. To my disappointment, I contacted UHC the next day thinking I was on my way and being one step closer to having the surgery when I was told that my plan does not cover weight loss surgery. I had researched the website prior to contacting UHC but under my plan benefits it said nothing about whether or not the plan covers the surgery. I'm not sure where the person that I spoke with found the information but it was not listed anywhere that I could see. My best friend has Aetna and he found out that his plan offered bariatric benefits. So needless to say, I am kind of down that we will not be able to go through this together. My friend stated something to the effect that Aetna told him that there had been some new law that the state of Georgia passed in recent years regarding bariatric surgery and insurance paying for it. It was a good law but I haven't been able to find anything regarding this law. First, is there anyone who works for the State of Georgia, particularly Department of Human Resources (DHR) who has had bariatric surgery and UHC paid for it????? Secondly, does anyone know about this law that was supposed to have been passed????? I would appreciate any suggestions/advice you could provide. Thanks!!!!

A friend and I attended a weight loss metting at Emory University last week. I enjoyed the meeting and it was so GREAT to talk with other people at the forum as it made me realize how much in common many of us have. I was so pepped up after the meeting because one of the speakers mentioned United Health Care (UHC) and how great they were about providing coverage for Bariatric surgery. I work for the State of Georgia and I have the State Health Plan which consists of different plans you can choose from. I was so glad that I had chosen UHC. To my disappointment, I contacted UHC the next day thinking I was on my way and being one step closer to having the surgery when I was told that my plan does not cover weight loss surgery. I had researched the website prior to contacting UHC but under my plan benefits it said nothing about whether or not the plan covers the surgery. I'm not sure where the person that I spoke with found the information but it was not listed anywhere that I could see. My best friend has Aetna and he found out that his plan offered bariatric benefits. So needless to say, I am kind of down that we will not be able to go through this together. My friend stated something to the effect that Aetna told him that there had been some new law that the state of Georgia passed in recent years regarding bariatric surgery and insurance paying for it. It was a good law but I haven't been able to find anything regarding this law. First, is there anyone who works for the State of Georgia, particularly Department of Human Resources (DHR) who has had bariatric surgery and UHC paid for it????? Secondly, does anyone know about this law that was supposed to have been passed????? I would appreciate any suggestions/advice you could provide. Thanks!!!!

Hi again Sheryl, You mentioned in your response, "I called and asked specifically about the lap bad and used the procedure codes I found on this board and I was told yes, it was covered 90% inpatient or outpatient." Since I am a newbie to forums in general, could you educate me on how you found the information stated above on this Forum. I would be most appreciative. Sorry I scared you. Kirby

Hi Sheryl, do you have the name of the person you spoke with? The person I spoke with did not seem to convince me that they knew what they were talking about. That is why I wanted to submit my post.

Thanks for the info. I am new to forums and have never posted in one. I posted it in Georgia. Thanks for letting me know that there was a state of Georgia thread.