abq--62
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3 years has passed since you registered at LapBandTalk! Happy 3rd Anniversary abq--62!
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blue cross gives very evasive answers, finally after several calls and myinvestigation on their website, i must have a doctor's supervised diet for 6 month and some other medicl history. so I am waiting. best regards abq$$62
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Hey...sorry for such a late response. I had to go through the 6 months of weight loss with my doctor too. I will have to admit that the pheonix office is not the best on returning calls. Once i got in the system and they got to know me it was easier. I know i had to leave multiple messages for sabrina. But Dr Fang is great and im glad that i chose him to do my surgery .
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hi andrea....so nice to see your post....my husband, mike, just saw dr. fang on july 8th and we were so pleased w him...he said that mike eas a great candidate for lap-band surgery and we were very enthused leaving his office....outside the office when we mentioned the need to get prior authorization w my bcbs in new mexico, they gave us the phoenix bcbs requirements which in clides an additional 6 months of dr. regulated diet....so, when we got back, we went to see our bcbs and that advisor said the only major stipulation was a bmi of forty and perhaps some medical pape work...plus she gave us numbers for phoenix to calll....i emailed sabrina w thr bridges insurance and i just now got an email yesterday giving the whole phoenix bcbs list....i daon't want to offend anyone in the phoenix office as they never return calls and i just heard from sabrina...what was your experience w the insurance requiements and any other advice you may have for us.....thanks so much for any help.....beth
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hello; i have been to the bridges center in phoenix and was examined by dr. daniel fang. i am wainting on his office to contact by blue cross blue shield insurance of nm to get authorization? 1. does anyone have experience in getting approval from blue cross blue shield of NM? 2. does anyone have the detailed requirements for approval from this insurance comany? 3. how do you cope with the staff at bridges that don't return calls and emails? thanks
