Difference between 3 & 6 month diet with Aetna?

[ellisfan 0]

Good morning!

I had a question as to what the difference is between the three and six month diets that you must complete for approval using Aetna insurance.

Thank you very much :confused3:

[Jodi73 11]

I have Aetna as well, and am wondering the same thing!! I did see in another post, that it was the discretion of your doc...wonder if thats true? I sure would love only 3 months!

[ellisfan 0]

I have Aetna as well, and am wondering the same thing!! I did see in another post, that it was the discretion of your doc...wonder if thats true? I sure would love only 3 months!

I read the online info that the insurance company told me to read and it confused me even more. Hopefully someone will answer who has experience It's all so confusing!!!

[spud.mama 7]

I feel very fortunate that my surgeon's office is a multi-disapplainary office. I am able to do the 3 month multi-dis. I was very confused until I found them. It can be done on your own, however. I am seeing their doc once a month--he knows exactly what to put in the file. I see their dietician once a month--love her and she's all about the surgery (duh, or she wouldn't have a job there). I also am doing a "medically supervised" exercise program through the cardio rehab with their community program. They have therapists there the whole time. Of course I'm doing the other things my surgeon wants--EKG, psych eval, yada yada.

I asked the insurance lady at my surgeons office exactly what to do and she was a big help and very reassuring as to what Aetna will accept. She told me with her experience that the med. sup. exercise has to be with a therapist and not curves or just a gym membership. Also I don't have to do weight watchers or something like that cuz of the dietician putting together a plan--2 birds with one stone.

There is a whole discussion on the forum board under insurance. It was an old convo I read so it's probably far in the back.

Good Luck