Hi All:

I was in the thick of this last year, ultimately to be denied by insurance because my employer specifically omitted bariatric surgeries of any kind from their coverage due to risk of complications. I found this decision to be an old one, and I set out on a mini-campaign to get this decision at least reviewed, if not changed.

I spent about two weeks doing research, and sent a fact-filled, heart-felt letter to the CEO and VP of HR stating my case. When I did this, I posted here on what was VST the contents of my letter. At the time, this forum for research did not exist, and I felt this would be a good home for it.

So for your reading pleasure, here's the link to the original post:

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/237281-letter-to-human-resources-long/

I welcome/encourage any mods to move that post to this forum.

Enjoy!

Thanks EXCELLENT post.

Very well-written and researched. Thanks so much for sharing!

I'm not approved yet but it's looking like I will meet all requirement to be approved through Aetna. I'm feeling lucky to work somewhere that is relatively easy to get approved. I hope you can go out there and find a different employer who covers it. The math is there , why can't they see the benefits they could reap. How very frustrating. Sending you well wishes!