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I used Obesity Law and was approved today. My surgeon payed for them, so It cost me nothing. I was denied in Feb.

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I also used Obesity Law they were great I finally had my surgery July 23 after 1 year of fighting. I didn't have to pay anything my surgeon office referred me after I was denied by my insurance.

Good Luck and keep fighting!

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Yes, my doctor's office called me and asked my permission to submit my case to Obesity Law. I was about to file a complaint with the insurance commissioner of IL when I got the call.

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Congratulations Gina!! If I remember correctly you have Bc/Bs illinois too. I will resubmit my paperwork next week myself and if no luck I too will be using ObesityLaw.com. I am soo happy for you. Tamara

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Thanks Tamara. You are right, I do have BCBS IL. They just seem to deny most everybody without even reviewing their records. It is crazy that they are allowed to do that. That is why I wanted to report them to the insurance commission of IL. I don't know how much good it would have done, though.

Good Luck and keep me posted on your case.

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l heard back from OBESITY law .com... their fee is between 400-750 depending on how much you want them to do..Thankfull B/C B/S federal approved me, before l actually needed them...l was also told that when they deny you its usually bec something is missing from your file....thats it...good luck to all

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I contacted ObesityLaw.com this morning. I called bc/bs il and they did get my additional 25 pages of records I sent and once again my case is in review. I just wanted to be prepared in case of another Denial.

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hound the insurance..Mine finally said OK..l think its because l made them aware l wasn't going away...lol..such games we have to play for the insurance companies...

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Do you know if Obesity Law.com can help in cases where the employer has the WLS exclusion in the policy?

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Sounds like that might be a bigger problem...Especially if its a large company...l guess its work asking...You can write them an email and see what they think..lf they send you an email in return, its bec they believe they can help.

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I self-paid because my employer has a WLS exclusion on our insurance but I see many on here who are very discouraged because they can't afford the surgery and their insurance has a WLS exclusion.

I went to the link and could not find an FAQ and didn't want to sign up as a member. Can you possibly copy and paste the info?

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