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Medicaid and Medicare approval

Hello i just want to know if anyone has medicade and medicare and if they cover the gastric sleeve surgery.I just satrted the process to surgery date i have my first orintation the 18th of nov.Can someone tell me how long the whole process last from the start to the finish my mom said it took her 3 yrs that's a really long time thanks lisa

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    I pray you get approved. It's so hard to get anything out of medicaid. Good luck hun! :)

    Thank you. I did everything they required and I have at least 5 cormobities one of which is heart disease which I had a bypass 9 years ok so I would hope that might persuade them.. but I guess we will see

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    Bless your heart. I pray they do approve you hun. :)

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