Results based on January, 2016 Survey Costs can vary based on your location. Typically, the price of gastric sleeve surgery is slightly more than gastric band surgery and considerably less …
TennCare – Requirements for Weight Loss Surgery Approval
To qualify for coverage of weight loss surgery, your policy must include coverage. Not all policies include coverage. To find out if you policy includes coverage, please talk directly to …
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota – Weight Loss Surgery Coverage
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota covers weight loss surgery. To qualify for coverage of weight loss surgery, your policy must include coverage. Please note that not all policies include coverage. …
BCBS Arkansas – Weight Loss Surgery Requirements
BCBS Arkansas does cover weight loss surgery as long as your policy does not exclude coverage. ObesityCoverage strongly feels that morbid obesity is a disease and every insurance company should …
How to Appeal When Insurance Denies Bariatric Surgery
Its very possible that your insurance company denied your first request for coverage of bariatric surgery. This is often true even if your insurance company specifically has a policy to …
Medically Supervised Weight Loss Programs
There is a good chance you will be required to take part in a medically supervised weight loss program. What does this mean? You will probably have to take part …
Letter of Medical Necessity
The Letter of Medical Necessity is required by every insurance company prior to obesity surgery. The Letter of Medical Necessity says that you are morbidly obese, according to the NIH …
BCBS of Illinois – Requirements For Weight Loss Surgery
BCBS Illinois covers weight loss surgery. However, to qualify for coverage of weight loss surgery, your policy must include coverage. As not all policies include coverage, please talk directly to …
Humana – Insurance Requirements for Weight Loss Surgery
Humana does cover weight loss surgery unless specifically stated otherwise on your policy. In fact, Humana has a Bariatric Management Team. The Bariatric Management Team is available to help guide …
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan – Requirements for Weight Loss Surgery Approval
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan covers weight loss surgery. This also applies to the Blue Care Network of Michigan. To qualify for coverage of weight loss surgery, your policy …