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Does anyone know if being apart of WW for 6 months counts as part of your 6 month dietary plan and exercise?

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It should. It did for BCBS of MI.

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Does anyone know if being apart of WW for 6 months counts as part of your 6 month dietary plan and exercise?

I was told that it did not. Of course, I was also told a sleep study was a cosmetic procedure :blink: . And they wonder why people HATE insurance companies.........

Best of luck with your BC/BS IL fight.

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I was told that it did not. Of course, I was also told a sleep study was a cosmetic procedure :blink: . And they wonder why people HATE insurance companies.........

Best of luck with your BC/BS IL fight.

seriously!? so they won't cover a procedure you need done to prove you have sleep apnea, which is of course "shoe in" for the lap-band. What jerks!

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seriously!? so they won't cover a procedure you need done to prove you have sleep apnea, which is of course "shoe in" for the lap-band. What jerks!

Actually, they said they would pay for it. IF I was positive for apnea. How screwed up is that??????

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I have BSBSI and they paid for my sleep study. How are you suppose to know until you go to have it done. DUhh.

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I have Humana, not BCBS, but my policy specifically excluded Weight Watchers (and some other similar programs) because they were not "physician-directed". I would guess you would have to verify it with your specific plan to make sure they don't have a similar wording.

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BCBS was awesome for me!! i gave them a 3 page typed history of all my weight loss atempts over the course of my life . and made copies of my weight loss attempts at Drs offices as well. I was approved within 2 days of sending them my info.

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BCBS was awesome for me!! i gave them a 3 page typed history of all my weight loss atempts over the course of my life . and made copies of my weight loss attempts at Drs offices as well. I was approved within 2 days of sending them my info.

Good for you, and congrats!!! I am always so happy to see someone who gets approved without half killing themself jumping through hoops. What state is your BC through?

I had issues with 2 different states. MI years ago... I wrote letters, got doctor documentation, sent pictures of me from the age I was 6, even went downtown for a personal meeting, and still they said no. Then IL... and they might have paid, if I did everything they wanted. Even though I desperatly needed surgery right away for an incarcerated hernia, they wouldn"t pay to have both surgeries done at the sam e time. Stupid, huh? Why allow the patient to have the surgeries done at ine time? Why not pay for 2 sesperate procedures and force the patient to go under the knife (and through general anesthesia) twice?

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