BC/BS insurance

Oh yeah...I work for BC/BS of Il, so if I can answer any questions, I'll be happy to!

Brenda, I have been trying to get approved with bcbsil/att since June of 06. Was denied last year and my doctors office re applied at the beginning of 07 just received my denial on 02/24/07. I called bcbs and could not get them to tell me why I was denied. The letter stated that No documentation of supervised diet. My BMI is 39.9 and the co morbidities are high blood pressure and joint pain. Can you give any advice?

Hi Brenda, I had Blue Cross Blue Shield and had a terrible time getting approved. I felt like they didn't want me to have surgery and have a healthier life. Now my friend is scheduled for surgery with Dr. Frantzides and she is going through was seems to be a worse time with them. Even though she has all of her 6 months of medically supervised diet documentation, she was still denied because they said it wasn't enough. Any advice you could give would be appreciated! Thanks! Maria

So I sent everything in to my insurance to get approval. My insurance is Blue Cross Blue Shield. yesterday i get a letter saying that they do not have enough info and need more. They want more documented 5 yr history of being obese. I sent them that. I have not really had a doctor in last 5 yrs because I was in school!! I sent them my weights from school health!! So in midst of me freaking out I called my surgeons office to ask what to do. Dr Rosen is going to set up a peer to peer review with BCBS because he feels that I have submitted everything that they asked for. So that will take 7-10 days!! Just frustrating!!!