LAP-BAND Appeals Program

[Walter 0]

Hi folks: hope you're doing well for this holiday weekend. I wanted to remind all you potential LAP-BAND folks having (or expecting) trouble from your payer that there is a FREE APPEALS PROGRAM available to you if you have been denied your LAP-BAND and as you get closer to the end of the year, when insurance changes for many of us, you could possibly be making a big mistake by not being more aggressive in fighting your insurance company now - especially those of you who are in the process of trying to do their six or 12 month "supervised diet." Remember that if your insurance changes to an exclusion or coverage is somehow limited while you are in the middle of this "supervised diet," you've possibly hurt your chances to get an approval. You certainly should continue on that diet program, but we urge you/your surgeon to get your submission into the payer ASAP (that means NOW <grin>) so if you are denied, your appeal can be filed and you can be sure coverage exists....too many folks email us in December or January when it could be too late complaining they didn't know their insurance was going to change....please don't wait...you have nothing to lose by moving forward now and everything to gain! Good luck!