Waiting period for insurance... is this the norm with most?

[MysticHippie 4]

Good Morning All!

So I have BCBS North Carolina and from my understanding it says 6 month waiting period for surgery. Curious if everyone else was the same or not.

TIA

[Stitches78 65]

7 minutes ago, MysticHippie said:

Good Morning All!

So I have BCBS North Carolina and from my understanding it says 6 month waiting period for surgery. Curious if everyone else was the same or not.

TIA

I had to do 6 months, with nutrition classes and a visit with a shrink. It's pretty normal.

[Colorado Cowgirl 170]

Medicare also required 6 months of nutition visits to show a commitment to losing weight.

[Briswife15 890]

Yup. I have Anthem BCBS and had to do 6 monthly nutrition sessions, along with a psych evaluation. From when I first had my consultation with surgeon to the day of surgery it was 10 months.

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[gabybab 696]

2 hours ago, Colorado Cowgirl said:

Medicare also required 6 months of nutition visits to show a commitment to losing weight.

I just had my surgery and had Medicare and had to do 5 in a 4 month period. I also, gained 8 pounds in 8 months. I'm not sure how.

[Colorado Cowgirl 170]

Actually I have Unitedhealthcare Medicare Advantage. That may be the difference.

[gabybab 696]

40 minutes ago, Colorado Cowgirl said:

Actually I have Unitedhealthcare Medicare Advantage. That may be the difference.

I have UHC as well. Weird that they have different requirements. Maybe because we are different states? Have you had your surgery yet? Mine took almost 8 months due to the holidays.

Edited May 29, 2019 by gabybab

[Colorado Cowgirl 170]

I just did on April 1st. I started the process last June but it took forever to get medical records from a former doctor.

[johnedwin 80]

i had to go through 6 months for my insurance had to get a endoscopy heart exam and psyche exam

[Avery's Mom 315]

20 hours ago, johnedwin said:

i had to go through 6 months for my insurance had to get a endoscopy heart exam and psyche exam

me too thru UHC

[Rachel Murdock 3]

I have blue cross in North Carolina and they told me I have to have a 12 month supervised weight loss check ups kinda thing. I see a lot about 6 month waiting periods. Am I missing some important information?