Has Anyone Convinced Or Gotten Their Work To Add Bariatric Surgery To The Insurance

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I think that it would be nice to see a movement toward preventative care. We get so focused on curing people that we forget that we could avoid a number of diseases and ailments by pushing more preventative care. There is some movement toward it, but in the long run we could save ourselves far more money by preventing the disease in the first place. My surgery cost my insurance company about $20,000, but to pay for doctor visits, surgeries/amputations for necrotic ulcers due to noncompliance, hospitalizations, medications, etc for if I got diabetes would far outweigh the cost of surgery. But type 2 diabetes is preventable in a lot of people - does that mean that it should still be under the uncontrollable category? Or alcoholism? The list could really go on and on of self-inflicted ailments that are considered necessary by insurance. Personally, I don't feel that this is all that much different. Some of us are addicted to food, some of us have mobility limitations, etc. It may start out as something that is elective, but obesity is a large risk factor in an endless number of diseases.

I do agree that that's how insurance companies see things like this nowadays, but I hope in the future we can see a change to them covering more preventative care - not just weight loss surgery, but other measures that help keep people healthy.

I agree with you, Iz, I believe insurance companies should have more things covered that are preventative.

As part of the this process for WLS I had to quit smoking after 43 years and chose to use a drug called Chantix as a tool to help me. This drug cost $219 dollars for a 28 day supply.

I had to get the refill because although I did quit smoking in the first month, I felt that I was still subject to skitzing out from wanting a cigarette. My insurance didn't Chantix!! Really? I told them I thought it was smarter for them to cover the cost of a drug like that for even 6 months than to pay for the illnesses/diseases/prescriptions smoking causes. But, hey, I was talking to a guy in Customer Service.... what was he supposed to say to me... you're right and I'll bring it up at the next director's meeting?

So, no, I don't get that insurance companies will not cover WLS.

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