I also have BCBSIL and using a well respected hospital program. I'm waiting for my approval or not, but was told by them and a call I made ti BCBSIL that was no longer a requirement. So I'm hoping and waiting.
Please post if you find out anything different and I'll post if I get my approval
I am posting this here hoping that I can help someone else. I am self employed and live in Illinois. I purchased a plan on the healthcare exchange, BCBSIL PPO. When I selected a plan I purposely selected one that covered bariatric surgery.
Timeline
Informational Attendance 4/28
Appt with Surgeon 5/18
Appt with NUT and psychiatrist 6/8
Submitted to Insurance 6/10
Approved by insurance 6/22
Surgery Date 7/15
Surgery is covered 100% after meeting deductible, which was easy to meet doing the pre-op testing!
Suzan4Loosin got a reaction from LadyWarren in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois