Medicare and lapband!? HELP

[brii 0]

hi all, i have medicare,and while looking at the requirements it mentioned i had to have a comorbidity, but i dont, i am overweight, but im 21 yrs old, is there any way i can get medicaid to pay anyway...so desperate...any advice would be appreciated, thanks in advance.:eek:

[Blaze21 5]

Do you have medicaid or medicare? They are two different programs.

[MountainMama 5]

I do not know if it the same for medicare/caid as it is for private insurance but things like; stress incontinence, Migraines, joint pain, depression, diabetes, sleep apnea and hypertension were all comorbidities. The list of comorbidities that my doc had was even longer but off the top of my head I cant remember them all.

Check out and see if you can find what the list of comorbidities for that program is. You may be surprised to find that you do have some. Good luck. :smile2:

[Manda87 3]

Medicare is for older people. Since you're 21, I'll assume you mean medicaid. The coverage for it depends on the state. For example, North Carolina's medicaid no longer covers bariatric surgery.