I'm approved

[Wheetsin 714]

I've been trying to contact my Dr.'s office for a while now to get a status update. I didn't know if they'd even submitted my paperwork yet. When I got back from lunch I had a voicemail at work from the bariatric clinic's coordinator saying "I'm trying to be discrete so I'll just say that I hope you got the same letter we did." What?? So I call her back and apparently my insurance company approved me in 4 days & sent out approval letters, but we were out of town until late lastnight & haven't checked mail yet so I had no clue.

I have to give about 18 thumbs-up to my insurance company. I was sure I'd need additional testing since there's no documented treatment for anything weight-related in my recent medical history (or ever, really). Plus when I had my physical all bloodwork came in good, I have normal blood pressure, I'm not diabetic, I've never had medically supervised weightloss efforts, etc. But nope! Sent them 4 pages (that's it!) of medical records with nothing weight-related in them other than when they record your weight when they start, and my preliminary info that I filled out from the bariatric clinic, plus a copy of my Dr.'s dictation from my physical (in which she did state I would be an excellent candidate doe to overall good health), and I'm good to go. Kudos to them, I'm excited!

I have my consultation next week to choose my date, and will have at least 1 mandatory psychologist & dietician meeting sometime afterwards.

WOW - I was expecting a lot more fight than this!

[dovie6523 0]

Wow you are lucky!

[Iluvharleys 15]

Congrats to you! Let us know the date when you get one!

[Anwyn 0]

Congratulations!

[Alexandra 55]

Congratulations, indeed!! Who is this amazing carrier?

[NJChick 3]

Yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TrishS 3]

Congratulations!!! Let us know when your big date will be!!

[Guest ASPHALT ANGEL]

COOL Beans man!! let us know when the big day is so we can all be thinking of you and send good vibes!!!!

[the best me 6]

Now you have to change your thingy from "just doing my research" Congrats!!

[Wheetsin 714]

Who is this amazing carrier? <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

I have United Healthcare EPO. I had UHC PPO at my last employer and was very happy with them.

Going into this job 7 months ago I knew that WLS was a definite possibility for me, so I was very strategic in picking my coverage (we have 11 or 12 options for coverage where I work) and picked the company/plan I felt was most likely to cover the procedure. I talked to people I know who have had WLS and found out what carrier the used. I called several of the companies I was considering to see if they had exclusions for WLS. I researched the surgeon I was considering to see if he had previous procedures convered by UHC. Etc., etc...

My plan covers surgery in a hospital at 100%. Inpatient & outpatient stays are at 100%, though inpatient admission has a $250 copay (who cares?!). Fills will be considered an office visit and covered at 100% minus $20 copay (again, who cares?!) All doctors at my clinic are in-network. Of course this plan had the highest monthly cost of all the options, but who cares? My work reimburses us 80 - 100% of our premiums, but even if they didn't it's so worth it, I have been so happy with UHC during the 7 years I've had them.

(Ok, so technically they "maybe" reimburse us for the premium... there's a plan for healthy employees, and we get points for workouts, weightloss, not smoking, wearing seatbelt, etc. Your points translate into a percentage of your premium that the company will reimburse... a great "stay healthy and cost us less" incentive!)

I was set to have DH write a check if my insurance co didn't approve me, so this is happy news (and I told him to go ahead and write the check, but write it to liquid savings & we'll use it for a celebratory "when I meet goal" trip to Turtle Island, Fiji instead!) Now... when do I break the news that he gets to write a check for TT??? (although I know three people who had RNY, and have my same coverage, whose TT/PS was covered...)<A< p>

[Jessiebear 2]

Wow! Congrats! Let us know when you get your date!!

[banded_for_life 2]

Congratulations!!!! You will be in lapband in no time!

[HarleyNana 10]

Congratulations, And Don't Forget To Change Your "thingy".

[aaamom 0]

Way to go girl !!! :clap2:

[sleepyjean 0]

Wooohoooooo!!!!!!