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OK LOOKING AGAIN ANYONE FOUND OUT IF THEY ARE PAYING FOR THE SLEEVE IN OREGON AND OR WASHINGTON YET THEY SAID THIS MONTH... OR CHANGING THE AGE IN OTHER STATES

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Ohio pays for the sleeve. Mine was paid for by Medicare.

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YES,but each district is different I just unfortunately live in one of the only six states not yet covering the sleeve but supposed to change this month and I can't find where to find this info

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Does anyone know if Pa is on that list of six states? Have been waiting for an answer for 7 months its driving me crazy..

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Does anyone know if Pa is on that list of six states? Have been waiting for an answer for 7 months its driving me crazy..

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I am in philadelphia and penn medicine called me and said it just passed as of today1/14/2013

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Omg.. Thank you for the information.. I'm so happy right now..

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Anyone know about Oregon have they oked the sleeve.....

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So happy for you babygirl sandy ....I'm still waiting to hear if Oregon pass ....hope you get a date soon... Best wishes...

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ANYONE HEARD IF MEDICARE IS PAYING IN OREGON

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ANYONE HEAR IF MEDICARE IS PAYING FOR THE SLEEVE IN OREGON YET

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ANYONE HEAR IF MEDICARE IS PAYING FOR THE SLEEVE IN OREGON YET

Wouldn't your doctor know? I thought their insurance people knew all about that stuff.

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YES THEY ARE STILL WAITING ALSO I'M JUST LOOKING CUZ I'M GETTING DEPRESSED AND GOING CRAZY WAITING....

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YES THEY ARE STILL WAITING ALSO I'M JUST LOOKING CUZ I'M GETTING DEPRESSED AND GOING CRAZY WAITING....

Sorry. Insurance companies (including Medicare) suck. I hope you get an answer soon.

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Hi! Your best bet is to search for your medicare contractor that is doing the claims for your region. I looked up mine in Texas because it had just been approved in July by Medicare but took until December 10th to be approved by the regional contractor. If you find their website, look under they press releases. They usually have the procedure of how to bill and what diagnosis will be covered to get the sleeve. The. Print it out and give it to your drs office. Most drs offices are learning as well and might not know how to bill or get Pre approval just yet. If you wait on ten to do it you will be waiting a loooooooong time. I hope this helps and you get your surgery soon:).

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