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Federal employee insurance!! Which is the best?!?!

creed2474

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creed2474
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I'm about to go back to my federal job..... and want to find the best coverage and the easiest way to get my surgery. (I would rather not do the diet plan for whatever amount of months). Can you tell me from your experience...which is the best?

I live in Austin, Texas.

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SuzanneG    1

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I have federal BC/BS Basic. I was turned down based on my BMI (35.1) the first pass through, but appealed and was approved. I paid $100 co-pay for my surgery and that's it. For fills, if I have them done under fluro I pay $100 co-pay (considered surgery if a foriegn object enters your body) and $40 for the x-ray.

Good luck to you.

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I have federal BC/BS Basic. I was turned down based on my BMI (35.1) the first pass through, but appealed and was approved. I paid $100 co-pay for my surgery and that's it. For fills, if I have them done under fluro I pay $100 co-pay (considered surgery if a foriegn object enters your body) and $40 for the x-ray.

Good luck to you.

Yeah, I am going to go with Federal BC/BS Basic. I wonder what the difference is with the Basic and STD. You would think the STD covers the surgery better because you are paying a higher premium per month.

I'm pretty sure my BMI is over 40. How long did it take you to have the surgery once you were approved?

On the fills, you pay 100 dollar each fill? Or, just a flat 100 dollar co-pay for all of them for the year? You have to have an x-ray after each fill? How often do you have to have a fill?

I'm like 6ft 1in and pushing 400 lbs. Yeah, i'm over-weight and people trip out when i tell them how much I weigh because I don't look it. I just tell them when U got fat and muscle you're going to weigh alot more. I have always been pretty active... but at this point it has gotten the best of me and I need help.

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