Aetna and medicaid

[3rd times a charm 0]

Has anyone gotten approved for surgery with aetna ins primary and medicaid secondary? The aetna which is primary does not cover bariatric surgery?

[kathy2208 40]

I have wellcare and it was very hard to find someone through my other *** before I switched to wellcare I know some insurance through Medicaid like b/c b/s of New Jersey through Medicaid they ask for a co payment they won't cover the whole thing. WellCare does cover the whole process. You should call the insurance and see if they cover biactric surgery. Just to make sure.

Edited July 31, 2015 by kathy2208

[3rd times a charm 0]

I will thanks. I called my surgeon's office. They said if the primary excludes bariatric surgery they will still bill them first because they are the primary insurance and when they deny it they will then bill medicaid.

[kathy2208 40]

Awesome that's great ????????????????

Good luck on everything ????????

[3rd times a charm 0]

Thank you.

[kathy2208 40]

No problem

[mari90 6]

I have wellcare and it was very hard to find someone through my other *** before I switched to wellcare I know some insurance through Medicaid like b/c b/s of New Jersey through Medicaid they ask for a co payment they won't cover the whole thing. WellCare does cover the whole process. You should call the insurance and see if they cover biactric surgery. Just to make sure.

Hey Kathy, I just switched over to WellCare but still haven't received my card yet. How was the process with that insurance? What did they require and how long did the entire process take? Any info you could give me would be extremely helpful! I hope you're having a great day!

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