Anthem BC/BS

[sleevinpops 303]

Anyone know how long it takes to get the insurance approval? I am scheduled for 2/9 but still haven't heard on insurance approval since last Tuesday's last appointment.

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[Detroit_25 77]

Anyone know how long it takes to get the insurance approval? I am scheduled for 2/9 but still haven't heard on insurance approval since last Tuesday's last appointment.

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They have 10 business days, so two weeks. Confirmed with a BCBS nurse last week

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[chickee 35]

They gave us such a hard time, we submitted a month in advance and my surgery was almost cancelled because we didn't get then to return calls, and didn't get an approval till Thursday for a Monday surgery. They were terrible to deal with!!! Good luck, and stay on them!

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[slimmerpoos 24]

Thanks for the responses. Hopefully they will not drag their feet on this. Looking forward to locking it in and getting it done!

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[michellee323 5]

Hi.I have this insurance too PPO, we are submitting tomorrow. My surgeon's office said 7-10 days for approval. The only thing that worries me is the girl at this office said I was supposed to have had 6 months worth of supervised monitored dieting. I mean there are notes on all my paperwork from my last surgeon as well as notes from two months prior from my general doctor on things we were trying. Anyone else had to do this diet thing too?? I hope I don't get rejected.

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[sleevinpops 303]

For me it was 6 consecutive months and getting weigh ins each appointment. Are you in a program?

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[michellee323 5]

For me it was 6 consecutive months and getting weigh ins each appointment. Are you in a program?

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Same I did the six consecutive months and that's where it was a different doctor the six one was with a different doctor and then finally now I have a new surgeon. And they were friends and there was documentation about this weight and diet. But no actual diet plan I guess I don't know what it is that they're requesting that she says they usually ask for.

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[sleevinpops 303]

That should be it. There was probably a nutritionist that advised what/how you should be eating or modifying, working out and excersizes, sample food plans, different types of Protein, etc.

It is up to you to implement the change in your diet, they want to see progress over the 6 months. I think you'll be ok.

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[michellee323 5]

For me it was 6 consecutive months and getting weigh ins each appointment. Are you in a program?

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Same I did the six consecutive months and that's where it was a different doctor the six one was with a different doctor and then finally now I have a new surgeon. And they were friends and there was documentation about this weight and diet. But no actual diet plan I guess I don't know what it is that they're requesting that she says they usually ask for.

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How funny my new one knows my original one too. I loved my original surgeon but he didn't have the connections for me to do the upper endoscopy and the psych eval last year he was trying to get it done last year. So I sought out a different doctor and I saw him once, and then we were about to submit to the insurance after we have done the psych eval and the upper endoscopy I find out that they're out of network for my insurance. So here we are now I found another doctor who is amazing completely blown away he has so much information on the surgery has YouTube videos and blogs and it's just so informative. And we're going to try to submit and say I have all the paperwork that has all the weight documentation and all the diet information in there I don't think that there's any reason for them to reject it but I don't know how it all works

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[michellee323 5]

That should be it. There was probably a nutritionist that advised what/how you should be eating or modifying, working out and excersizes, sample food plans, different types of Protein, etc.

It is up to you to implement the change in your diet, they want to see progress over the 6 months. I think you'll be ok.

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Yay me too. Yeah I saw the nutritionist ankong time ago. Might need to see one again I think? We shall see.

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[sleevinpops 303]

Have you been in the program 6 consecutive months?

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[sleevinpops 303]

As long as you had the consecutive months and weigh ins, I think you'll be ok. Fingers crossed for ya! Keep us posted on your date too.

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[michellee323 5]

As long as you had the consecutive months and weigh ins, I think you'll be ok. Fingers crossed for ya! Keep us posted on your date too.

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Absolutely! Thank you!

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