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When you guys called your insurance company to check in what did you ask? It's been a week for me and I'm dying to call I just don't know what to ask them.




I just told them who I was and asked about the status of an authorization request that was submitted last week. About to call again...the wait is killing me


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Hi All! :lol: I'm new here so my bad if I post something incorrectly...My surgeon's office submitted all required paperwork for a vsg to Regence BCBS of Oregon on 8.18 (last Friday) and as of this afternoon my "case is still under review". The Regence rep I spoke to said it can take up to 15 calendar days to reach a decision; which puts me at 9.1 at the latest to hear back. For those with Regence, or any other plan for that matter, how long did you have to wait to get your approval? Like I said, I'm new but I've got lots of stories to tell about the past 7 MONTHS I've spent fulfilling the vsg requirements :blink:Thanks & TTYL!


I have BCBS but of KY they submitted all of my paperwork to my insurance on the 8th and I had a response and phone call back from my Dr office on the 16th. I would give it a couple more days. But I was told they have 15 business days by law to give an approval or denial. The waiting game is the worst :-( fingers crossed you hear something soon


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I have BCBS but of KY they submitted all of my paperwork to my insurance on the 8th and I had a response and phone call back from my Dr office on the 16th. I would give it a couple more days. But I was told they have 15 business days by law to give an approval or denial. The waiting game is the worst :-( fingers crossed you hear something soon



Thank you! Hopefully next week I'll hear some good news! Congrats on your approval!


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