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Insurance run around...Take 2

I was told by my insurance that there was no "medically supervised diet" requirement on my plan, yet my bariatric doctor was told BY MY INSURANCE there is a six month requirement!!! I just got off the phone with my insurer and was told once again it is not required. But when I made my appointment with the NUT she informed me the office said I had one. ( and she verified it while I was on the phone with her) I wish people would get their darn facts STRAIGHT!!! On the bright side I did see my PCP back in March to start my "medically supervised diet" that my old insurance plan required. So I am almost at the six month mark anyway.....Grrrr

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melissa130

Gastric Sleeve Patients

does your bariatric doctor have your old insurance plan on record???

Roo101769

Pre Op

Nope. My new insurance went into effect on 6/1 and I didn't make contact with my bariatric doctor until mid July. So the only information they have is for my new insurance, which is Anthem Blue Cross. It is just frustrating that I am told one thing, and then my doctor is told another. The rep I spoke to yesterday assured me he would contact the doctor and advise that the six month medically supervised diet was not required by my plan, so who knows? If I had not actually been to my doctor in March to start it ( for the other plan) I would now be looking at another 6 months, which I had NOT planned on at all! Like I said, just frustrating. I have my psych evaluation today. I am not worried about it unless he brings up insurance, then I could have some problems! LOL

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