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I have Benefits administered by UMR, Which is Open access to Great West Healthcare. My companies Benefits summary state the following : Gastric or intestinal bypasses. • Charges for diagnostic services. For surgical treatment of Morbid Obesity the patient must be: • Twice his ideal weight; • Demonstrate inability to control weight through diet over a minimum of a five-year period documented by a Physician’s medical records; and • Must suffer from a documented separate condition which is aggravated by obesity I just had an RN from Greatwest tell me that it "looks" like my plicy only covers Gastric Bypass and not the lapband.. Should I contact my company administrator or appeal this.. It makes no sense that they would cover Gastric Bypass and NOT the lap band.. Any advice would be much appreciated..