What health insurance is recommended for gastric bypass ? Is there any that you don't have to wait 12 months

I have united healthcare and have to wait 6 months, but there are others on this forum who have united healthcare and don't have to wait at all.

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Aetna is 4 months

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I have Harvard Pilgrim and there is no wait. You do have to meet certain requirements but no waiting period

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I have Anthem BCBS. There is no waiting period but you do have to have 6 months of medically supervised weight loss attempts within the last 2 years...

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I have Kaiser. I was required to take a 6 week class (last class is today). In 7-10 days I will get a call from the surgeons office to schedule my official consult and will schedule the surgery. I first went to see a nurse practitioner in the weight management and she approved me for the classes. So I guess I met the basic Kaiser requirements.

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I have BCBS of TX. There was no waiting period, or supervised diet plans that I know of. Of course, I had plenty of documented weight loss attempts prior. You had to have a minimum BMI of 35 I think with 1 of the listed co morbidities, or a BMI of 40+ without any comorbidities.

Health net doesn't require a wait you have to have been obese for two years and seen at least a dietician or nutritionist

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I have BCBS NY and I had to do 4 nutrition, which were once a month and the psych evaluation

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I have bcbs of Illinois and have 3 months of supervised weightloss and had to see a psych and a few other small requirements like letter of medical necessity from my pcp

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I have bcbs of Illinois and have 3 months of supervised weightloss and had to see a psych and a few other small requirements like letter of medical necessity from my pcp

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I have BCBS of Illinois too but I don't have 3 months of supervised weight loss? Strange

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I have bcbs of Illinois and have 3 months of supervised weightloss and had to see a psych and a few other small requirements like letter of medical necessity from my pcp

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I have BCBS of Illinois too but I don't have 3 months of supervised weight loss? Strange

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It might not be required for my insurance and just a requirement of my surgeon? They have a huge program and think it's necessary for ppl to be successful to complete the program plus they don't want to risk insurance denying it so they come at them with all kinds of documentation lol

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They all vary...even among the Carrier (i.e. BCBS) there are several different plans. Some don't cover WLS at all.

I have united health care and just have to do the 6 moths Of physician monitored dieting within the last two years, but no waiting period.

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I have united health care and just have to do the 6 moths Of physician monitored dieting within the last two years, but no waiting period.

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That's what I meant! Lol I couldn't think of how to word that haha.

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I have UnitedHealth as well with. 6 month supervised diet requirement. It's through my husband's employer with Time Warner/Brighthouse. They even cover infertility.

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