I am looking online & I see no information about bariatric surgery with medicaid. I am 23 & have a bmi of 56. I don't have any problems like high blood pressure that I know of. I see my family dr Tuesday to find out more. My dumby self never asked if medicaid covers it. I'm hoping to find out more information before I go to the doc.

Call your ins Co and ask before you start everything. Some reps will be nice enough to tell you the requirements for approval. With that BMI you probably wouldn't need comorbidities. You may need a referral to a Bariatric surgeon, letter of medical necessity etc.

Medicaid of Michigan covers the surgery and with that BMI you won't have to wait. You just need to make sure your surgeon accepts Medicaid and you're good to go.

I was approved in less than a week and had my surgery in less than a month.

Best of luck!

I called my insurance & It is covered through Medicaid. If I were to have straight medicaid, which I don't I would have to have health issues due to my weight. But I have uphp medicaid and it covers it yay! I'm so excited to start this journey. My grandmother has gasteic bypass 10 years ago and lost 200 pounds. She is my rock, my best friend & I couldn't be more happy to be having support from her!

I went to my family dr & he put me on a supervised diet for 6 months, I have to keep track of calories the whole time and I am also meeting with a dietitian tomorrow. He said I will have to for a psych evaluation with little tests & also go to a seminar. Getting closer!

On 3/16/2015 at 5:29 PM, CJSLEEVE said:

Medicaid of Michigan covers the surgery and with that BMI you won't have to wait. You just need to make sure your surgeon accepts Medicaid and you're good to go.

I was approved in less than a week and had my surgery in less than a month.

Best of luck!

How do I switch my Medicaid from meridan to straight Medicaid so I can do this I have a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?? With a BMI of 57