I'm new to this site and wanted to get some details on UHC. I'm enrolled in the choice plus program and can submit to my insurance on March 1st. My BMI is 40+ along with HBP and sleep Apnea. How long did it take to receive an approval letter? :-)

Thanks!

It took about 10 days to get my approval with UHC.

Thanks! How long after the approval did you get your surgery date? I'm just so anxious

Well, that was a whole different story. Normally it would have been 2-4 weeks, but my program was down to one surgeon so it was about 3 months from the time I was approved to when I actually had the surgery.

My approval took approximately 10 days as well, I had my surgery scheduled before I got my approval (well sort of, they tentatively put me in a spot). but it was well before my surgery day so if it was denied there wouldn't have been too much scrambling. I had my surgery about a month after I was approved.