Minnesota Care

I was just approved for MN care and now must choose my health plan.  I have the choice between

medica
health partners
ucare minnesota
metropolitan health plan

I have been told that U care is the best for getting approved for wls.  Does anyone have any expierience with this or any input about which plan might be the best?

I must also choose a primary care physician and haven't been to a doctor in years.  If anyone has any suggestions with that, I would be most appreciative.  Also I live in the longfellow neighborhood of Mpls.

Thank you for any and all input!

-maggie

Hi Maggie, I have U Care through Minnesota Care.  I had no problems getting approval.  Very easy and quick approval.  I love my insurance! 

Thanks Kkmomma!!  Good to hear that ucare approved everything!  Thanks for the feedback.  I really appreciate it!

my only experience was with Health Partners - there are hoops - but approval went smoothly.

they don't require the 6 month supervised weight loss but they do have you do a 5 call health education class over the telephone that has to be done before you get approval.  And they do the calls every 2 weeks - so it puts you out about 2 1/2 months if i remember right.

best wishes on your surgery path! you can do it!

Glad to help Maggie, let me know if I can help in any way! 

I had UCare and had no problems whatsoever . .  .and I was actually anticipating some, since the DS is often times trickier to get approved.

Hi Maggie - great to see you post.
Congrats on the MN Care approval, I know that must be a great feeling for you - Step 1, done. Nice.

Mary was able to get approval for her DS, and was a revision patient. Revisions are even trickier than the DS to get approval for, so if you're still teetering between RNY & DS, I'd suggest going with the plan Mary has. That way, it's still your choice of which surgery is right for you, with coverage not being an issue.

Best wishes.

Thank you so much for all of your feedback.  I think I am going to go with Ucare. It sounds least complicated.  I am excited to get the ball rolling with WLS and appreciate all the wisdom of those who went before me.  Thanks again everyone!

-maggie

I have Minnesota Care and chose Medica.  I didn't have any problems getting approved.  Keep in mind that the insurance companies usually only cover 10,000 dollars of the surgery.  You'll have to make arrangements for the rest.