Nurse Health Coach?

[TMG1980TMG 136]

A received a phone call today, but I couldn't answer it at the time. She left a voicemail that just said she was a Nurse Health Coach from my insurance company and that she wanted to talk about my health.

I tried to call her back but got her VM and it was almost 5pm so I will have to wait to talk to her til tomorrow.

I assume it has to do with my surgeon submitting request for approval for my bypass surgery at the end of last week.

Still waiting for approval... Just wondering if t is a good thing they assigned me a health coach or not...

I am hoping that means that are approving me... ????

Did this happen to anyone else? What kind of things did she talk to you about?

[Cheri_j 117]

My insurance company requires Five phone calls from the nurse. You talk about eating habits, your pre-op weight loss plan, and address any questions you might have.

[James Marusek 5,244]

I received a call that was similar from a nurse tied to my health insurance company. It seems if I remember correctly she was interested in the medicines I was taking. It seemed like a meaningless call. After the surgery, I received another call from the same office. I told her my diabetes and high blood pressure were in remission and that I was no longer taking any prescription medicine for those conditions.

I think I also remember telling her that I was attending Bariatric Surgery Support Group meetings.

[toasty 371]

I get these same calls. As @@James Marusek indicated, I think it is tied to the medications being taken. In my case, they wanted to talk about my diabetes (I don't have diabetes, but I do have metabolic syndrome, which uses some similar medications). It seemed pretty useless to me, they didn't tell me anything I didn't already know.

[GBLady41 393]

I have gotten a few calls from a nurse with my insurance. Then she left a message saying she wanted to help with my health. Maybe I'll give her a call tomorrow.

[jamiemarie_11 18]

I had to do 5 calls to.