I posted this in the South Carolina section

kathystrick · May 22, 2008

and have not gotten a single response, so I ma hoping to do better by posting in this thread. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!!!

State employees in SC are denied coverage for WLS under the self-insured state health plan. We are attempting to start a letter-writing advocacy campaign in an attempt to get this changed. Just because you are not a state employee doesn't mean you can't have an opinion or a voice on this! Check out this link: OAC to see what you can do to help. We are in the process of composing a letter to all of our representatives and recruiting people to help us get our voices heard. Anyone interested in helping can email me at moonchyld70@yahoo.com. Please, SC, step up and help us get coverage for all state employees who otherwise may not be able to ever have the advantage we have had with this valuable tool of the Lap Band! :rolleyes2:

88KEYZ · May 22, 2008

My husband is a city employee in a town in Georgia and I was not covered on Blue Cross Blue Shield and then I found out that employees for the state of GA are also not covered. Sad - it would save the insurance companies money in the long run having healthier cients! I paid cash and flew to Tijuana for my surgery at a fraction of the cost and would do it again tomorrow!!!

kathystrick · May 23, 2008

I am a state employee in SC, but have coverage under my DH's BCBS policy. The state of SC is self insured anad added a specific exclusion for WLS in 2004. Prior to then, it was covered. We are hoping to make enough noise to get someone's attention!