Christi

Hi everyone...this is my problem...I currently have bc/bs ppo for my medical insurance. It does not cover anything Bariatric. My question is...is there anyway around that? I am morbidly obese and have MANY problems with my health:frown:. I have had a letter of recommendation from my Dr. for over a year now. Each time I contact anyone about lap-band surgery...I get the same answer...NO, it's not covered!! I was just curious if a doctor deems it a medical necessity, will the insurance pay for my surgery? Basically is there anyway around it? I desperately need help with this issue. I want to make sure there is no way to get the lap-band surgery here in the states through my insurance. I have been looking into having my surgery in Mexico, but want to make sure I have done all there is to do here in the states first. Thanks in advance for any information anyone can give me!

Stephanie...thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I feel so alone in all of this. It is very overwhelming to me!! I'm going to do some calling to my insurance and check things out. I will let you know what I find out. I just want to give my insurance one more shot. Thanks again for all your help!!

Thank you so much Stephanie. I called Dr. Malley's office and talked to the front desk a few months ago. I told her that my insurance did not cover it, and I asked her if there was anyway for them to help me push it through. She told me that if it's not covered on my plan (bariatrics) then they have nothing to go on!! I wonder if she was just trying to brush me off, who knows? I will definately look into it more. Thanks again for your help.

Thanks for that Michee. I'm so glad that I found this forum. I'm sure to find most of my answers here. Again, thanks so much for the information. I will be calling Dr. Malley in the Kansas City area to see if he will do my fills.

Hi my name is Christi. I am currently looking into lap-band surgery in Mexico. I have insurance (BC/BS) but it does not cover weight loss surgery. I'm just feeling really LOST in all of this, and don't know where to turn. I have done a fair amount of research, but feel there is so much more to learn. Thanks in advance for any information anyone can give me. :smile: