Aetna - missing 2007 proof of weight

ait · December 23, 2008

Hi. I have Aetna and am thrilled because my company added bariatric surgery coverage to our plan effective 1/1/09. I have already completed 6 months of a doctor supervised diet just in case the policy would be changed, and am now in the process of gathering my documentation to submit. I have a problem however which is that I have no proof of my weight in 2007. I was out of the country on a work exchange program for much of the year and did not visit any doctor who weighed me. I have proof of my weight going back to 2004 but am missing 2007. I do have a weight watchers booklet showing my weight from the end of 2007 but that is it, and I know that doesn't count for insurance purposes. Has anyone gotten approved with a gap like this? Does anyone have tips for me about how to try and get approved with this hole in documentation???

Thanks!!!

glorybee123 · December 23, 2008

I know of someone who was missing a year of proof. She submitted a dated photo of herself during that year that showed that she was not skinny. They accepted it and she got approved.

Chris61 · December 26, 2008

I had UHC and and was missing some things but just put in the letter that we could not obtain the stuff from the doctors because they no longer had my files since it was more than 7 years since I had seen them. We did not have any problems with gettting approved. Everyone is differant. I would just explain it.

Chris