Need some information

Hey, recently got caresource , was wanting to know what i would half to do about getting gastric bypass surgery,  how do i find a bariatric doctor that does it and takes caresource?  What do i half to do to start the whole process, how long will it take and what's the requirements i need to meet. Please messgae me the info, want to start asap

Call the number on your insurance card and ask if your plan covers bariatric surgery.  If it does, ask what steps you need to take.

Ok i will tomorrow,  i think it does but my thing is mdo i half to go 2a regular doctor and get referred to a bariatric surgeon or if I find a bariatric surgeon that accept CareSource can I just go through him

I don't know if you need a referral from a primary care physician or not.  When you call, they will tell you.  they can tell you if you must do a physician supervised diet before they will pay for weight loss surgery and any other requirements of your plan.

Ok, i hope they do, i dont see why they wouldn't 

Start by calling Caresource or going to their websites.  They should have a collection of participating doctors like other insurors do.

Ok, now. Is that under providers? And what names would the surgeon be under cause i don't see bariatric 

You will probably have to call them.  Many of the web sites don't break down specialists into enough detail to find a bariatric surgeon that way.  

I do know that David Schumacher at Sycamore Hospital in Dayton accepts Caresource. Or used to, anyway.

Lora

Ok so i need to call Caresource tomorrow and ask, but if they do and need me to go on a plan does that mean i half to start all over because i have been on a diet for 4 months but not through a doctor, i am constantly on diets lol i just don't know where to begin

Yes, if they require a certain number of months of pre-op diet (not all plans do), it has to be medically supervised so they won't start counting the months until a doctor starts supervising it.

Lora