Question:
WHO HAS PURCHASED INSURANCE

WHO HERE HAS HAD TO PURCHASE A INSURANCE POLICY TO GET THIS SURGERY. WHAT TYPE OF INSURANCE WAS IT AND HOW LONG WAS IT TO OBTAIN APPROVAL. ANY SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS? ANY USEFUL INFORMATION PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    — cathywalden (posted on January 28, 2003)

January 27, 2003
Cathy~I had to purchase insurance to get the Open RNY. I purchased Blue Cross Blue Sheild Personal Choice PPO (I live in pa so i dont know if prices vary per state or not) I pay $404.90 a month for insurance. For personal choice all you needed was a BMI of 40 or over and bam your approved. It took 6 hours for me to get approval the monday befor my surgery (they moved it up 2 weeks!) that was on a friday...so it was last minute approval but Personal Choice is the EASIEST insurance company to work with. I give them an A+++++.....best of luck to you!
   — sandrac131

January 27, 2003
Hi, I checked with an insurance broker here in Oregon about buying my own personal insurance just to cover the surgery. He said that there is no way possible for this to happen. You would have to be on with the insurance company for so long over a year.. and make sure that was written in the contract before purchasing, and the cost of haveing a personal policy is enormus. I wish I had better news .... Karen Wyatt
   — Karen Wyatt