Bcbs Il Bmi 37.5 + 3 Comorbids

[SusieSunshine 68]

Approved within 5 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks you BCBS!

[lalaj 108]

Congrats and best wishes on your journey

[A New New Dawn 1,695]

Congrats!

I, too, have BCBS IL and they made a lot of changes in their approval process from last year to this year so mine was approved pretty quickly. Congrats. I was so excited when I got the approval and then at the same time a sense of panic of what did I just do ~ LOL. But it has been a great decision.

Best of luck to you!!!

[TriciaLN 177]

Approved within 5 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks you BCBS!

That's great news!! Good luck on your new journey!

[SusieSunshine 68]

Thanks! I thought I would be approved but you know how you just never know. I've been eating so much just thinking it wouldn't happen. Time to get on track now. I know that makes no sense.

[Nacol 76]

I'm hoping for the same fast response! True Results submitted my records last Friday.

[Lori Voss Green 93]

Yay!!! Good for you!! I work for BCBS of IL and one of the best feelings is telling someone when they call in that their surgery was approved! Having the 6 months of weight loss program removed from the approval criteria has made it much easier for people to get approved!!

[FallonB 102]

I have BCBS of IL. I was just about to ask what people were paying out of pocket with them. I'm going with True Results. But, I've also met my deductible for the year and only have just over 2k left on my max out of pocket for the year. Kinda worried while I wait for the surgeon to call me. I'm still paying on my other medical bills. Lol. Hoping they pay for quite a bit.

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[FallonB 102]

Just called insurance company. She said I already met my max out of pocket and had no explanation as to how I had met that, it's 15,000max. Earlier this year I was hospitalized for 2 weeks for a Pulmonary Embolism. The total bill was about 70,000 plus around 10,000 more for the private doctors and other visits I've had since then. MY total is about 5,000, insurance has paid the rest. How can that be? Does the out of pocket REALLY mean out of pocket? So confused. Lol.

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[Nacol 76]

TrueResults submitted 8/23 and it was approved 8/27 by Fed BCBS.

[Oh Happy Day 3]

I have BCBS IL. BMI 41. No comorbids.... Dr. Submitted paperwork 8/28 .... Anyone know if I'm likely to be approved?

[FallonB 102]

I'd say yes. They told me that they required 35 BMI or 30 with comorbids.

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[FallonB 102]

Actually, it might of been 35 with comorbids and 40 for none. I was 35 with comorbids. Either way you should be fine.

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[Oh Happy Day 3]

Thanks... I hope so, I sure have my hopes up!

[FallonB 102]

Good luck! =)

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