Is it true that the insurance info changed?

Mrsace13 · March 8, 2011

I am going to call my insurance, however I was wanting to know if anyone here knew first. My friend told me that most insurance's now do not require you to have a BMI of 40 or higher, has anyone heard that?

I used to be on here daily and have not been on in so long since my insurance denied me since at that time my BMI was 39.4 and I did not have any medical issues that they felt were reason enough to cover it.

Since then my weight is up and down and up and down, I am going crazy with all this. My friend is about to get bypass and she just told me this.

Thanks, and again I know I need to call my insurance. I haven't gone through to see if any of my old friends are on here, if you are HI!!

Teresa

Haha, just saw my weight info on here and dates of my Dr visits, that was a couple of years ago too.

Mrsace13 · March 8, 2011

I am going to call my insurance, however I was wanting to know if anyone here knew first. My friend told me that most insurance's now do not require you to have a BMI of 40 or higher, has anyone heard that?

I used to be on here daily and have not been on in so long since my insurance denied me since at that time my BMI was 39.4 and I did not have any medical issues that they felt were reason enough to cover it.

Since then my weight is up and down and up and down, I am going crazy with all this. My friend is about to get bypass and she just told me this.

Thanks, and again I know I need to call my insurance. I haven't gone through to see if any of my old friends are on here, if you are HI!!

Teresa

Haha, just saw my weight info on here and dates of my Dr visits, that was a couple of years ago too.

Wow, I called my insurance and they told me as of 2011 that do not cover any type of sergury for weight, nice to know that now!! OK, just a sign to not have it done I guess.

fly4kidsrt · March 8, 2011

There is an article posted under the "Blogs" it is the first one on the page. Nationally they have changed their requirements, but still check with your insurance to see if the surgery is covered or if you would be self pay. Best of luck!!

lv2h8me · March 9, 2011

If you have a BMI over 30 with health complications, you can get the lapband. But I belive for the other WLS it's still 35 with 2 or more comorbitities, or a BMI over 40.