Issues with obtaining past weight loss documentation

sanderson · April 6, 2009

I have all of the documentation required for the surgery but I would like to have additional documentation from a past weight loss center that I used. Has anyone been able to obtain paperwork from the LA Weightloss Center group? They are missing in action here and I can not contact any number for them on the net.

If anyone could help that would be wonderful!!

Or if you have any suggestions to help as well.

:eek:

ParrotheadCathy · April 6, 2009

LA Weight Loss filed bankruptcy several months ago.

sanderson · April 6, 2009

Has anyone heard of a way to obtain copies of client charts from them?

megster27 · April 6, 2009

Oh yea, I went through this! You can contact the corporate office, which is still open but NO help! Luckily, I still had my contract from them and my insurance company took that as proof along with a letter that I wrote explaining how they had gone out of business. I know, it is very frustrating, as I went through the exact same thing! If you would like to contact the corporate office, you can get thier number of the main website still.

sanderson · April 6, 2009

thank you for the information. Can I ask who your insurance carrier is? I hope mine will be the same way and I have letters from my Doctor as well stating that they went out of business and we can not obtain records.

megster27 · April 6, 2009

Sure, I have United Health Care.

Bethanyblondie · April 6, 2009

I had this issue with Slim4Life, which is a very similar company to L.A. Weight Loss. I had put my program on hold (I'd been going for over a year) because I got pregnant. I called them last year when I decided to get the lapband so that I wouldn't have to go through six months of dieting, but they had none of my records. I called corporate and they had DESTROYED my records and couldn't do anything about it. They claim they do that so your personal information won't be lying around. So I had to go through six months of supervised dieting with my doctor, which I just finished. Now I'm just gathering up the last of my paperwork to submit to insurance.

Soooo...I had no luck getting my past weight loss records...hope you can do better than I did!

sanderson · April 7, 2009

Could I get a copy of each of your letters to your insurance companies? I would like one to mine and I am not sure as to what to state in the letter.

Thank you so much for your help!!!

betzeebug · April 7, 2009

why do we need to prove we have been on a diet for 6 months, or how ever long they requier? I don't know about your insurance but mine also requires I lose 5% of my weight, which I did not. So they denied me. I'm going to appeal and if they still deny me I will take to the State Insurance Commission. Do you know my insurance will approval and pay 100% (except $150 copay) for a male penel implant which is $60,000 plus. No require ments nothing to prove, just have your doctor submit. Well I'm here to tell you that's discrimination and I'm hopping mad! I will not quite till I win and believe me I will win! good luck ladies. bb

bambam · April 7, 2009

I went to WW for a year and had thrown away my card with all my weights on it. I have BCBS and I got copies of my bank statement showing my payments to them for that period of time to prove I was going. They were fine with that as proof. Just a thought.

sanderson · April 7, 2009

I have BCBS of MI do you think it will be the same? I gave my surgeon's office a copy of cc statements with charges along with copies of my gym membership payments for the year 2008. I have to go for my appointment with the psychiatrist on Friday and that should be the last item required by the surgeon. Lets hope everything runs smoothly.