MsGulfCoast

Did BCBS require 5 years' worth of documentation of being overweight? Mine does and I don't have that kind of documentation. I will probably have to stick with my current insurance which does not require that extensive documentation. I will pay more out of pocket but I will be able to have the surgery a lot sooner. Thanks for your information. You sound like one of the lucky ones with excellent insurance. : )

I just found out from the insurance clerk at my proposed surgeon's office that BCBS requires 5 years' worth of documentation of being overweight. I do not have that information. So, I am sticking with my current insurance, which only requires six months of doctor supervised diet. With any luck, I'll be banded no later than March of next year. Yay!

Lisa...that is wonderful news about how quickly you were approved and without having to do the six month doctor visit! I sure hope that is how MS BCBS works! You have me thinking very positive thoughts now, which I needed dearly. Thank you!

I am enquiring about Mississippi BCBS, not Massachusetts but your information is very encouraging! I am starting my six month doctor visits this month. If I end up not needing it...great, but if I do I will already have documentation. I am anxious and nervous at the same time! Thank you again for your very positive information.

Thank you for your response! So, Fed BCBS does not require for someone to have significant comorbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes, etc.? If so, that's great! Like I said, I want to avoid having those problems, that is one of the reasons I want this surgery. I'm going to go ahead and tell my husband to switch from GEHA to FEP BCBS next enrollment and go from there. You mentioned you work in one state but had the surgery in another....BCBS allows this? So, if need be, even though we will have MS BCBS I could go to Louisiana and have this done if I needed to and it would be covered? Thanks again!