So...I am in the early stages of this process. I know that Aetna requires a waiting period, but I have heard both 6 months and 3 months. Does anyone have any personal experience with Aetna POS II and can shine some light on this? Thanks,

Leslie

Yep!!! I had/have Aetna POS and they require three months if you follow the multi-phase plan (monthly weigh ins, nutritionist, counseling, etc.). My surgeon kept telling me six until they called and Aetna verified it was only three. One thing I will tell you is they sat on my application for two weeks and no one touched it until I called the headquarters (only number I could find) and got to speak to a person in preauth. Once that happened they approved in less than 24 hours. I started the process in July and had surgery on 11/19.

Thanks for your reply. I am hoping for three months. I would really like to have this done over the summer while my daughter is out of school. It will be hard to manage otherwise........the hospital is about 90 minutes away.

Leslie

Thanks for your reply. I am hoping for three months. I would really like to have this done over the summer while my daughter is out of school. It will be hard to manage otherwise........the hospital is about 90 minutes away.

Leslie

I'm in the early process as well with Aetna and I'm hoping for a date in the summer time as well.

I have Aetna POS, I started the process in November and just had my surgery 3/4, my doctor had an outline of appointments, etc. and they seem to know the insurance inside and out. Luckily everything seemed to flow through for me.

I have Aetna POS as well, I've completed all of my test, 3 months of weigh ins and nutrition visits. I started the process on 1/5/13. Now I'm just awaiting my approval and surg date.