Has anyone else been denied because no medically supervised diet in past 12 months?

I was denied by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield because I have not been on a medically supervised diet in the past 12 months. I have provided proof of medically supervised diets in the past -- Fen/Phen as well as a Very Low Calorie/Fasting-type diet -- put the last was in 1999-2000. I've since been on other diets. I live in Kentucky. My BMI is 41.2. I submitted letters of support from two doctors. I underwent and provided documentation on psychological examination and nutritional examination -- both supportive of the surgery. Yet still I was denied. It's so frustrating. Please share your experience, particularly whether you were ever able to get approval.

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