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Hello everyone! I am new to this forum and have recently decided that i want to get VSG. I attended my seminar yesterday and am scheduled to see the doctor on monday. I am just curious as to the requirements my insurance has. I have united healthcare optimum choice. Do they require you to attend the nutrition class for 3 months or 6? Thanks in advance
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With deep sadness........we honor Dr. Alberto Aceves.
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Dr. Alvarez has shared with us a new episode of Obesity Chat. (Thanks Dr. A!)
You can find it at www.obesitychat.com. The direct link for the latest episode is: http://guillermoalvarez.podomatic.com/entry/2014-06-17T07_30_41-07_00
I believe an approval is good for at least 6 months. I have CIGNA as well and was denied the first time for the same reason. It took about 2 weeks for the appeal to be approved. Good luck.
VSG on 1/14/14 with Dr. Samuel Wasser
Did you have to have any preexisting medical conditions such as high blood pressure or sleep apnea for Medi-cal to Approve you?
I have Molina of Ohio Insurance right now and am trying to find someone that does the psych evaluations to be approved for my surgery in the Miami Valley so that I don't have to pay out of pocket..Any suggestions???
Re-Posted from the RNY forum
After reading lots and lots of posts on this site, I really can't say I'm surprised. I got the usual "Missing Paperwork" runaround. It's so frustrating because my surgery date is the 30th of this month (my surgeon is very busy and so they scheduled me back in April) Cigna has had my paperwork, all of it, since June 2. Now they say it will take 5 more days to give me an answer. I'm supposed to start my liquid diet on Monday!! Does anyone know how long an approval is generally good for? It could be months before the surgeon is able to fit me in if we have to change the date.
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