NOT COVERED!

[Juciilyps:) 67]

WELL DECIDED TO CALL THE INS COMPANY TO SEE IF IT WAS A COVERED CLAIM.. AND OF COURSE ITS NOT..UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! SO DISAPPOINTED..CANT AFFORD TO SELF PAY.. MAYBE ITS THE OLD FASHION WAY FOR ME...

[desertgirl6801 63]

Sorry to hear that. Don't give up yet. Have you looked into Care Credit or MedicalFinancing? I hear both are good options and MedicalFinancing has a program called No Patient Left Behind for those of us with not so perfect credit. Good luck to you. Its not over just yet!!!

http://www.medicalfinancing.com/landing-page/index.html?PPC=G-MF701&gclid=CJLG5PzWgLkCFShxQgod5WEAzw

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[Juciilyps:) 67]

thanks im going to look into it..

[emr3857 12]

Go to Tijuana. I did and it was great!

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[Juciilyps:) 67]

I hope its not an outrageous down payment..lol.. but I will hustle to get it..lol

[skinny2be 109]

I went to Mexico and had it done on May 22nd. I'm down 47 pounds!!!! It was $4650. My insurance doesn't cover any type of WLS & I couldn't afford to self pay in the states. Good luck to you!!!

[RebecaSparkles 247]

Get a lawyer. For real. Theres weight loss surgery lawyers who fight your insurance for coverage.

If your insurance covers other things like diabetes etc tgey cant exclude coverage for obesity related treatment.

A few hundred for a lawyer is hella cheaper than thousands for self pay or mexico.

Also then your follow up will be covered.

allons-y

[Juciilyps:) 67]

Get a lawyer. For real. Theres weight loss surgery lawyers who fight your insurance for coverage.

If your insurance covers other things like diabetes etc tgey cant exclude coverage for obesity related treatment.

A few hundred for a lawyer is hella cheaper than thousands for self pay or mexico.

Also then your follow up will be covered.

allons-y

Im going to have to. .

[Mel1071 149]

I, too, have insurance that have WLS as an exclusion. I talked to my surgeon's office to see if there was any hope of getting it approved despite the exclusion. The woman I talked to said the only way they have had any success is if the insurance policy is "self-funded." So find out from your HR folks if it's a self-funded policy and see if you have any luck that way.

Mine was, alas, not self funded .

[lolly2qt 1]

I haven't had my surgery yet. However, my Doctor's office said that they would use my insurance to cover the before and after appointments. And the actual surgery itself will be financed.