I just used Dr. Shillingford in Boca and he was amazing! I flew down from nj cuz i was self pay. Staff and hospital are great and a very good all in price of $10,500. Easy hop from miam for you. Met another patient on here who also did it the day before me and she loved him and the team as well. His reviews are stellar. Go for it! I did it 12/20 and don’t regret it at all! Am Down 33 lbs in a month.
Hi Bianca,
There are some Florida Blue policies which do cover surgery (including the sleeve) and many which do not. So the big question is what certificate do you have? You can look it up on their portal as a Member but at least I can give you the link to their Medical Policy:
Subject: Bariatric Surgery - Effective 12-15-2018
Here is their general criteria:
Selection criteria (Adults)
*Severely obese with a BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2, OR
*Severely obese with a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2, with at least one comorbidity refractory to medical management (e.g., type 2 diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, obstructive sleep apnea, GERD, osteoarthritis, pseudotumor cerebri), AND
Does not have a medically treatable cause for obesity (e.g., thyroid or other endocrine disorder), AND Has made multiple attempts at non-surgical weight loss (e.g., diet, exercise, medications), AND Has received psychological or psychiatric evaluation with counseling as needed, prior to surgical intervention.
Good luck! Hope this helps. Happy New Year!