Federal Employees?

[valerie vargas 4]

Any FEP Blue members out there? How was your approval process. i only have 4 things to submit:

A letter of necessity from my primary doctor

An upper GI endoscopy

A nutrition visit

A Psych eval.

All of which I will have by next week.

Hoping approval is swift

[mokee 588]

I'm a retired federal employee with Anthem B/C B/S. I need all of the above and 4 visits with a nutritionist. It will take 3-4 months. I just started the process 2 weeks ago. It puts me into right after Thanksgiving. Bummer. Would rather have it right now. Let me know if this really happens.

Moke

[MiTurner247 34]

After you get all of the things that you need the process should be pretty easy. I got approved first time!

[sexysleever 93]

U also need three months of supervised visits from ur doctor and the approval took one week after they sent the paperwork in

[valerie vargas 4]

U also need three months of supervised visits from ur doctor and the approval took one week after they sent the paperwork in

I think it depends on the intermediary for your state. My fepblue does not require 3 months, just the letter from the pcp, one nut visit one psych visit. My surgeon requires the upper endoscopy to make sure I don't have ulcers.

[sexysleever 93]

I think it depends on the intermediary for your state. My fepblue does not require 3 months' date=' just the letter from the pcp, one nut visit one psych visit. My surgeon requires the upper endoscopy to make sure I don't have ulcers.[/quote']

Oh wow I thought it was all the same

[valerie vargas 4]

The nurse at the bariatric center told me no, at my consult. I hope she's right. They called directly to fepblue to get the requirements. Uggh. Now I am nervous. I'll know for sure next week.

[mokee 588]

Please let us know if it was that easy for you. What state are you in? I'm in Ohio. If this is true I could have what I need done this month and be on my way. That would be nice not to have to wait till the end of the year.

[valerie vargas 4]

Please let us know if it was that easy for you. What state are you in? I'm in Ohio. If this is true I could have what I need done this month and be on my way. That would be nice not to have to wait till the end of the year.

I am in CT. My husband also has his own fep blue standard option. He would have to pay more if he was to have the sleeve done . With basic, you have to use a preferred provider and hospital, standard you don't, i wonder if there are more rules to the standard option because of this.

[TinaMari 75]

I have FED BCBS Basic. I was approved within 48 hours. My surgeons office told me that BCBS Fed is one of the fastest insurance companies to review records. I did have to do 3 NUT visits. I guess that requirement varies...!

[SLEEVEDNBEAUTIFUL 42]

Congrats..I have FEP BCBS BASIC n ready to be sleeved.