Hi everybody! I'm a journalist at a marketing company based in Los Angeles which specializes in medical and law fields. I'm writing an article about whether insurance companies cover the vertical gastric sleeve. If someone would be willing to speak with me about their experience in whether your insurance covered the procedure or if you had to convince them to, I'd like to hear your story.

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Tons of info on companies, coverage, requirements, etc. is archived in the Insurance & financing forum: Link here

What companies cover, what don't, differing requirements, state requirements, etc. All of it will be there.

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Kaiser has a bariatric program and covers bariatric surgery for those who qualify. They will pay for lap band, vertical sleeve, and gastric bypass, but my understanding is that people are strongly discouraged (rightfully so) from choosing the lap band because of future complications that can occur.

I also know that Health Net covered a vertical sleeve, and I believe that Aetna also covers it.