United Healthcare waived all my nutritional visits

[jhood2005 17]

United healthcare waived all my nutritional visits said I didn't have to have them I just have to complete 8 coaching calls with United healthcare's health coach, anyone else have to do the coaching calls If so what do they consist of? So this will/should move up my surgery date according to my case manager at doctor's office and case manager with united healthcare.

[Pelicanlady 122]

That's wonderful news. I have UHC choice plus and they require me to see the psychologist and have a 5 year history of being obese. I see the psych tomorrow and not sure how the 5 year history will go. I lost over 100 lbs. in 1993 and regained it all and then some by 1998. I lost over 100 lbs in 2005 and I started to gain again in 2007. I wasn't considered obese again until 2011. I really hope my surgeons office can work miracles with UHC. So many hoops to jump through just to save the insurance companies money down the road.

[jhood2005 17]

That's the same insurance I have and I had been working with my primary with weight loss for past 6 years, was taking phentermine for the last few years, would lose a lot then regain and back and forth too. How did your psych eval go?

[Pelicanlady 122]

Hi JHood2005 Just got back from the psych appointment and it was a breeze. We talked for about 30 minutes and that was it. She said she would type her report up tonight and have it on my surgeons desk by the morning for him to sign. I passed it. I didn't have any 300 question test like so many people say they have. She told me that I was mentally ready for this surgery. Have you started your coaching calls yet?

[jhood2005 17]

So what do the coaching calls consist of? Have you had to do them? thanks

[Pelicanlady 122]

No, I don't have to do them, as far as I know. My surgeons office said just the 5 years obese and the psychologist. I will be calling my surgeons office Thursday to see if they sent my paperwork in to insurance.