Electrawoman

Good advice. Thank you. Turns out, the surgery center who held the seminar I attended does not take TriCare although the doctor does. So I scratched Dr. Benavides off the list. It doesn't do me much good for him accept TriCare if his center doesn't. I took your advice and called Tricare today. I too have gotten the runaround from them about other issues so I avoid calls like the plague. Every rep will tell you something different. This gal today couldn't even give me a list of bariatric surgeons. She gave me a list of plastic surgeons! SO I came back here and started searching for doctors that have previously taken Tricare based on posts from members. I located one within minutes. Dr. Cribbins has nothing but good reviews that I can see and I am scheduled for a seminar with him in about a week. MY dedictible for the year has been met so hopefully they can get me in before the end of December. :wink2: Unless something major happens to convince me otherwise, I am going for it. I will keep the thread up to date with cost information as I get it.

I have Tricare Standard in the South Region. I am just starting out and would like to know what you would have done differently so I can avoid problems if I decide to get banded. Thanks!

I have Tricare Standard and I am just now researching the process for banding and trying to make a decision. SO, I don't have a lot of info on Tricare except for what it provided in their literature. But regarding the 1400 psych eval, etc., this is extortion. I used to work in the medical field and I will tell ya'll this. You can negotiate all charges and you should. The bottom line is this, the doctor and surgeons want your insurance money more than they want your copays and co-insurances. If they think you are going to bail because their prices are too high, they will make adjustments pretty quick.