I have about 150 pounds to lose ... I'm currently about 290-300lbs. I was denied by my insurance back in July due to not having been on a 12 month supervised diet ... That has to be cosigned monthly by my primary care. I currently have BCBS Charter Care in RI, but my insurance is actually located in North or South Carolina.

I'm wondering if anyone has dropped their primary insurance to get Obamacare. Rhode Island is one of the states that does cover bariatric surgery. I'm assuming that they follow the 6 month nutritionist appointments (which I already have completed along with my EGD & psych eval. & sleep study). I would have continued but since those 6 months weren't validated by my primary care they are pretty much useless for my current insurance.

Again, has anyone dropped their current insurance to get obamacare to get bariatric surgery covered?

I would call your local BCBS office and see what an individual plan would cost you. They have different levels of plans and may have one that covers WLS that is also affordable.

And just so you know, Medicare is for seniors, Medicaid is for poor people. If you remember care for older folks, aid for poor folks, you can keep them straight ????. Good luck and don't give up... You can appeal decisions made by your insurance and sometimes help from your doctor advocating for you goes a long way. ❤️