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I have anthem bcbs national plan through Kroger. I was not required to do any supervised diet and was required to go to an anthem approved center of excellence. Start to surgery was two months.

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I have Anthem BCBS through my husband's employer- Goodyear. From the time they received the information to approving the surgery was about 6 days. I did not have to do a supervised diet. My requirements were to see a nutritionist and also a psychologist. Perhaps all Anthem BCBS plans are different- I'm not sure. Was a pain free process for me, especially since my doctor's office knew exactly what to submit to get the approval. Hope this helps you out! :) Good luck!

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I an new to bcbs anthem through wells Fargo...I pray it goes smooth..did they require 5 yrs of weight history?

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It really depends on what Insurance plan you have, they can all vary on requirements even if they are under the same insurer.

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we have it through express scripts ( my husband is a employee ) i think i could of been moving along faster by now but my doctors office is a little slow. i got a call today that they were sending my info off to the surgerons office in jax. i hope it goes fast.. from what the women on the phone told me they only require a phsych eval and for me to see a nutriantist and go to the free seminar.

the only sad part is my out of pocket is 4k.

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