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I was contacted by a gentelman today who's severly obese and is on Medicaid in New York City. He'd really like to get the Lap-band surgery. Does anybody know if Medicaid covers the procedure ? If it does, do you know of any specific surgeons that accept Medicaid ?

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Medicaid does cover the band, it's up to the surgeons whether they take that so I can only suggest making some phone calls.

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Medicaid does cover the band, it's up to the surgeons whether they take that so I can only suggest making some phone calls.

My buddy has made a few calls and the surgeons he's called don't accept Medicaid. If you or anybody else on here knows of any that do, PLEASE let me know.

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Hi there are a few that accept medicaid. try dr. kini mt. sinai the link is surgicallyslim.com, and there is nyu and if u need any more just send me message!!! tell your friend i said good luck!

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Hi there are a few that accept medicaid. try dr. kini mt. sinai the link is surgicallyslim.com, and there is nyu and if u need any more just send me message!!! tell your friend i said good luck!

Thank you! I'm going to have him cal Dr Kini. According to NYU, they don't accept Medicaid.

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Dr. Piotr Gorecki at Methodist in Brooklyn, I have Health Plus w/medicaid, and I have to see him in the Surgical clinic. He takes both, but I'm waiting for my approval right now since I am the first patient w/ health plus that he has ever seen.. I should know by this week considering my surgery date was moved from 5/7 to 5/21, and his assistant faxed over 26 pages of notes including 3 doctors letters for my co-morbidities htt://www.Drgorecki.com

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