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Before I start I just want to say I know the purpose of this is to lose weight!!

My frustration is that I just learned that Aetna has made a new requirement....from your first weight if you gain 1 lb you will be denied!!!! Seriously? This concerns me because I haven't had any of my education at this point I start next week but my 1st eval was 1/31 if I've gained 1 lb I will be denied?!? I have 12 weeks of classes to attend if I lose weight at every appointment but gained 1lb between 1/31 and 3/26 I'm going to be denied? Anybody know anything about this?

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I have Aetna. Had surgery Dec 5. I had to do 6 months of a weight loss program. During it my weight flucuated more than a pound and they paid out no problem. Hope all works out for you. Don't give up.

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I have Aetna. Had surgery Dec 5. I had to do 6 months of a weight loss program. During it my weight flucuated more than a pound and they paid out no problem. Hope all works out for you. Don't give up.

Oh goodness I hope that's true for me!!! Thank you!

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Aetna denied me for gaining weight. I had to do an appeal and I was approved then. Had surgery 1/31

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Aetna wants you to either loss or maintain your weight. So just say if u started at 300lbs and you lose weight at every appointment and you do gain as long as you dont go over 300lbs. You can not go over the weight you were at your first weigh in. Does this help??

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Aetna wants you to either loss or maintain your weight. So just say if u started at 300lbs and you lose weight at every appointment and you do gain as long as you dont go over 300lbs. You can not go over the weight you were at your first weigh in. Does this help??

It does! I was understanding differently. That's reasonable I feel!

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Your welcome!!

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