Blue Shield

My husband's employer just switched from Kaiser to Blue Shield. I am afriad I will have to start completely over. Does anyone know the procedures for approval for Blue Shield???? I am desperate for information!!

Thnk you  for all of the information. I will start with my booklet tomorrow!!

Liz gave you some good info, follow that and see how it goes. Your going to get the same answers to the same questions here each time you ask you....:)

Check out Liz's post to you

I have Blue Sheild PPO.  I was approved with lightening speed, with very little pre-op stuff required!  Seriously, when I talked to the nurse at the John Muir Weight Loss Center she was thrilled that I had Blue Shield and said they are the quickest to approve.

I went to my first Appointment the end of May - had my upper GI done mid June, Psych Eval done first of July and was approved after submitting the results in 5 days!  My surgery was on July 31st

Just sharing my experience.  Please feel free to write me if you have any questions!!!!  Best of luck!

I had a BMI of 36, but out of control Type 2 diabetes. 

Do you know if it is an HMO or PPO?  Blue Shield has an excellent website.

www.blueshieldca.org  or maybe it is .com

That is exciting information. I hope I have a quick and painless experience like you did. How much out of pocket did you have to pay, If you don't mind me asking?

It is Blue Shield PPO and I have a orientation seminar with Patrick Coates on September 18th....so hopefully everything goes smoothly.

YOU"RE GOLD with a PPO, I fought the HMO for 1.5 years switched to PPO was approved 9 days after submittal / It took that long because the Dr needed to write a letter of medical necessity, that took a few days.