BCBS of IL

[tiffjacobs 0]

Has anyone been denied by BCBSIL? If so how long did it take to get it approved?

[Northern Mist 2]

I'm not sure if I'm a typical case or not but it took me over two years of jumping through hoops. The best advice I can give you is have your physician supervised diet as detailed as possible.

#1 I turned in a daily log of diet and exercise for the 3 months

#2 My doctor made notes and suggestions on EVERY single page

#3 I had to show a progression in lowering calories and upping my physical exercise

#4 Follow all of your doctors suggestions

#5 Lost weight every month - even if it's 2 pounds the first month and 3 pounds the next month and 4 pounds the next month.......it's a progression.

Do this and all the other tests, etc.... required of you and you should qualify.

Then again I've seen some people get their approval in just a few months time....... so who knows???

Good luck and never give up.

[ericanda1973 1]

I have BCBS of IL, and I also work for them , I got denied the first time. But with an appeal through obesitylaw.com I won and got approved from the time i started the ball rolling on everything to the time i my surgery it took one year. That being said the guidelines have changed now you only need 3 months of dr visits not 6, and don't need the 5 year history.Just those 2 changes I would think it would be easier to get approve. All I can say is have your pcp over document everything, That is the biggest deniel reason is lack of documentation. Or you could get lucky like a couple girls at work and theirs went through with no problem.