allycatt98

Why do you have to pay for the post-op visit? That one is included in the global surgical fee. But otherwise I think that's a pretty good price. I'm going to the new wellness center opened in the hospital and paying the non-member rate of $225 for six nutritional coaching classes. I'm not going to say that there isn't some type of benefit to the "Program" amenities offered by these docs, but it needs to be commensurate with the price. I have a huge problem paying to attend a support group.

SuperFatty, I think that one of the drs. includes the supplements in her fee. But the other..... just Vitamins and superfluous support.

1Day, I'm in Florida, and there is a hospital and bariatric surgeon on every corner (seriously!) but United Healthcare requires that the facility and physician be a part of their Bariatric Resource program. Tampa, is a relatively large city, but there is only one hospital on the list and I just don't care for Tampa General Hospital. So I decided that I would have to travel to other parts of Florida and that's okay, but these Program Fees that the providers want to charge are cray cray.

Really? No one else has encountered these? I wonder if it is a Florida thing.... The part that irks me the most is that a good deal of bariatric patients are travelers; meaning that aside from the follow-up appointment(s) (if that) they won't be seeing the surgeon again. I get that people should be paid for their time, but I'm not interested in paying for support resources that I can get elsewhere for free or for no additional charge. The reason these physicians can get away with it is that they are so well known here and have a loyal following. So back to the drawing board. Now I need to find another practice in Florida that is part of the United Healthcare BRS program.