Obesity Law

GinaJ · May 18, 2008

I'm just wandering if any of you used Obesity Law to handle your denial, and if so, how was your experience?

Angel_P · May 18, 2008

What is Obesity Law?

ChristyC · May 18, 2008

I just heard about it today....don't know what it is, but this woman said she was denied and threw that at the insurance company and she was approved immediately!! What ever it is, it worked for her!! ChristyC

grammylew · May 18, 2008

I believe at the Obesity Help Forum they have an Obesity Law section that will help with insurance denials. I've never had to try it, and it sounds like it may cost (it is a lawyer, after all), but I would think it would be worth the money. My insurance wouldn't cover my band because I had no comorbidities, so I had to self-pay in Mexico. My husband is just beginning his lap band journey, and if his ins denies him, we will be checking into the Obesity Law thing. Good luck. Whatever you have to do to get the band - it is WORTH IT!!

Angel_P · May 18, 2008

Thanks! I hadn't heard of it....

GinaJ · May 18, 2008

I was denied for the lap band, and my surgeons office called me and asked if I would give them my permission to send my file to Obesity Law. The website is ObesityLaw.com, but I was curious as to how many people had used them, and if they had success.