Post Date: 11/29/07 4:43 pm
I used Medicare to pay for my RNY.  The Kane Group in NW Suburban Chicago is where I went.  Dr. Paul Guske was my surgeon. I don't believe they accept medicade though.  But Medicare is a go.

Post Date: 11/30/07 7:25 am
Last Edit: 11/30/07 7:26 am
Hi.I just completed my clearance tests.Had some transportation problems or I would have had them done a month ago.Here is the info on my surgeon: I had my consult with her Oct 5th & havn`t been able to get anyone from the office to answer my 6 phone calls since then.But as of my consult she and the hospital does accept medicaid,and she told me that medicaid would pay for everything. Whether any of this has changed since then I don`t know as I said they aren`t returning my calls.You will just have to call & check.                                                                        

Dr.Subhashini Ayloo(female)  University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago                               1801 West Taylor St.Outpatient Care Center Suite 3-f,3rd floor Chicago IL 60612                                                                     (312)355-1578 Dr.Ayloo schedules office appts.on thur & fri  Info meetings are every other monday//5pm  Hope this helps KimberlyB

Post Date: 12/23/07 9:49 am
Last Edit: 12/23/07 9:51 am

I live in chicago,IL and Dr. Carlos Galvani of UIC hospital accepts medicaid. Hope this information help someone.

(312) 355-4300 or (312) 355 -1493

Post Date: 2/6/08 11:03 pm
Did the Peoria Group accept medicare and medicaid?  Could you tell me more about the medical care and bedside manner you received during your surgical process?  Did you have Lapband surgery and how has your recovery gone.  My daughter is in her young twenties and we hope she will be able to have this surgery soon.  thanks

Post Date: 9/28/08 4:17 pm
thank you for this information im in pekin which is 20 mins from peoria and was looking for someone I heard horror stories about how hard it is to find someone who would even think about taking meidicaid or medicare. 

Post Date: 11/2/09 5:38 pm
I also had my VSG by Dr. Carlos Galvani at UIC and he did an amazing job with no side-effects  great job, very happy with UIC all around, I have lost 200 pounds from 397 to 197 in less than a year I have been steady at this weight for almost 8 months!! I am a Pharmacy student there!
 

Post Date: 1/16/08 10:36 pm
These people are very nice ( OSF and the Peoria Surgical Group in Peoria Illinois)and rather than tell you over the phone they do not accept Medicare Payment for Lapband they send you an information Package with a Bold notice on the second page of their flyer that Medicaid and Medicare for Lapband is not accepted. I was always told that if you did not accept Medicare that by Federal law you could not charge more than 15% over Medicare's Standard price for the area you live in. I think if this were true most could handle that. But I have been chasing this since early September. After Care is another problem, the Clinton, Illinois Doctor isn't Certified by Medicare's Certificate of Excellence , but does have an AfterCare site ($250.00 to join his group)in Champaign, Illinois called Safe Health or something like that if you are a long way from the place you have your surgery. Looks like I am headed for Detroit with the Beliteweight  people setting mine up and they do accept Medicare, provide transportation from the DTW Airport to the medical campus, up to three days stay in their on campus international Hotel for what Medicare pay's.Hope this helps some of you as I have spent many days and nights trying to track down spmeone in or near Decatur, Illinois (Center of the state) Koposhi

Post Date: 1/23/08 12:36 pm
Another member just gave me this info which will be helpful to members in central and southern illinois. Barnes Hospital - St. Louis, MO Dr. John Eagan and Dr. Valerie Halpin Center for Advanced Medicine, GI Center 4921 Parkview Place, Suite C, Floor 8 St. Louis, MO 63110 (314)454-7224      Fax (314)454-5396 The Weight Management Center Bariatric Surgery Program (314)286-2069 Initial Phone Screening Email: weightmanagementgroup@im.wustl.edu I went to their website and according to it ALL doctors at Barnes hospital accept IDPA.  Hope this helps. Beth

Post Date: 6/12/08 7:24 am
Dr. Haplin is no longer with Barnes Hospital and they will not accept Illinois medicaid any longer.

Post Date: 2/7/08 9:49 pm
Dr Vivek Prachand and Dr Alverdy at University of Chicago both accept medicare. They are partners. They also do all three types of surgery that medicare pays for and do not push one or the other but try to taylor fit the surgery to each patient. I drove from SW MO (550 miles) to have mine done there and have the other half of the DS to get this summer there as well. I paid with medicare.

Post Date: 2/22/08 12:19 pm
I know someone who has Medicare and they told me that there is a website you go to to see what places take it. www.surgicalreview.org

Post Date: 4/5/09 8:38 pm
Dr. Jay Salimath and the Methodist Weight Loss and Surgery Center turned me down.  They said I was too large and the were not equipped to perform the operation on me.  They actually referred me to Peoria Surgical Group.

-Jaime