Insurance Help Needed

[piercedqt78 658]

It actually depends on the insurance. Some require a nutritionist, and most will not pay for this, that is one way to get some to give up I think. My insurance requires a psych eval and it is not a covered service, I had to go through the mental health service company that my husbands work uses. They may or may not cover it I should be getting a bill anyday now. The most they cover is 75% if it is "medically nessary" (ie a chemical imbalance or depression) If not it is covered at 38% and the rest is on me. Every policy is different. I had to have 6 months of accumilated weightloss attempts with my pcp in the last 2 years, my mom's policy requires 1 year of attempts weightloss with a nutritionist in the last 3 years. Both of our policys are through the same union but we have different carriers, I have bcbs she has uhc. ~Mandy

[leadiaz 0]

A doctor that refers you to a nutrionists. Thanks Mandy.

Did your insurance pay for your surgery then.

Sherri

[piercedqt78 658]

Not yet, but I am hopeful. I am playing the waiting game now. They have 30 days to decide, but say it usually only takes 2 weeks. We shall see~Mandy

[Bschucher 0]

My insurance provider (Humana) had this same requirement. I decided to just self pay as opposed to jumping through 6 months of hoops with the potential to be denied later. I am borderline BMI which is why i think i would have a harder time even after 6 months... besides... 25 years of my life is enough documentation for me..I understand self pay is not an option for some people so i hope you get what you need from your Docs...Good Luck!