FEP Blue submitted 4/8/14

[walkingshammy 1]

Waiting now....cant wait to hear if I am approved. Does anyone else have FEP Blue Basic? How long did it take you to get approved?

[Miss Mac 6,261]

Two days........but I had to be proactive about it. Packet was submitted on a Wednesday. I called BCBS on Friday and was told it was approved. I called the bariatric office on Monday and they had not heard anything.....their certification specialist was off for the week (Thanksgiving). By the next Monday, I had received a letter from BCBS that I was approved for a five day stay for my surgery. I called the bariatric clinic on Tuesday.....did not get a return call from the cert, so I faxed them the letter I got....right away got my surgery date from the surgeon.

[pebtash 1]

Good Luck and hope everything goes well for you. Let us know what happens. Did you medical center seem to think you would qualify? Did you have to do a 3 month medically supervised diet first? I have FBCBS Basic but I also have Medicare which is now my primary since my husband retired. I am just starting out my first appointment is May 16th but with Medicare they require a 6 month medically supervised diet along with other things. I was talking to FBCBS and they told me that I not only have to complete Medicare's requirements but I also have to complete their requirements too. How easy was it to complete the requirements and how long did it take you?

[walkingshammy 1]

Approved today!!!! So relieved, surgery is May 28th