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AC3

By AC3, in Insurance & Financing

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AC3    51

AC3
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Hi! I'm new here and I'm just seeing if anyone has had the gastric sleeve and has Medicaid? How long was your process? I meet with my surgeon on the 10th and I'm nervous/anxious about this whole process. My BMI is like 38.2 but I don't have diabetes/HIgh BP or anything like that. I just have arthritis in my back, bad knees and bad ankles. Did you get approved? Any kind of feed back would help!

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reducer623    137

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If you have a high BMI w/ or w/o complications they will cover it. If you have low BMI with a co-morbidity, they will also cover it. With a BMI of 38, you'll be fine . Good luck!

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WitchySar    244

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I don't know if it varies by state. I have Medicaid and I'm going for the sleeve. Here in Colorado it's covered for BMI above 35 with sepcific comorbidities, and above 40 without one.

According to the info I have under 40 BMI has to have one of the following:

1. Severe cardiac disease

2. Type 2 diabetes

3. Obstructive sleep apnea or other respiratory disease, such as chronic asthma

4. Pseudo-tumor cerebri

5. Hypertension

6. Hyperlipidemia

7. severe joint or disc disease that interferes with daily functioning

8. Intertriginous soft-tissue infections, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, stress urinary incontinence, recurrent or persistent venous stasis disease, or significant impairment in Activities of Daily Living (ADL).

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AC3    51

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How long did your whole process take tho? Like, for your appts? What's your BMI? Do you have any major health issues tho?

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Allison Congdon    2

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im in ct and have medicaid they required 6 mo with a dietian and 3 support groups attendence along with pulmonary cardiac clearence and if you are diabetic i was required to have an aic under 7 for approval the process took me 14 month i started in april of 2015 and was sleved on june 6 2016

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How long did your whole process take tho? Like, for your appts? What's your BMI? Do you have any major health issues tho?

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I began this process early March 2016, before then I didn't even know what gastric surgery was. My BMI was 44 and I am prediabetic.

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AC3    51

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im in ct and have medicaid they required 6 mo with a dietian and 3 support groups attendence along with pulmonary cardiac clearence and if you are diabetic i was required to have an aic under 7 for approval the process took me 14 month i started in april of 2015 and was sleved on june 6 2016

Goodness! That's a long time! I met with my surgeon today and he said the process is 3 months. Well, 3 months with the dietician. So I'm looking at sometime in Nov!

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AC3    51

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How long did your whole process take tho? Like, for your appts? What's your BMI? Do you have any major health issues tho?

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I began this process early March 2016, before then I didn't even know what gastric surgery was. My BMI was 44 and I am prediabetic.

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Oh ok. Yeah, he said 3 months with dietician. Lol. I'm going to try and set up all my appts I need to do right after the first visit with the dietician.

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Gordita81    98

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I am also on state medical in RI. They required 4 months with nut, BMI of 40 w/o comorbidities or 35 with. Also multiple previous documented failed Weight-loss attempts. This is my second time through the process. My first attempt was denied based on insufficient documented attempts. My BMI was 40 at the time and I am pre-diabetic. Being pre-diabetic is not considered a comorbidity. Now, on my 2nd attempt, I was approved. My BMI is now 44. Because each state offers there own medical plans, the requirements do vary. Good luck to you!

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AC3    51

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I am also on state medical in RI. They required 4 months with nut, BMI of 40 w/o comorbidities or 35 with. Also multiple previous documented failed Weight-loss attempts. This is my second time through the process. My first attempt was denied based on insufficient documented attempts. My BMI was 40 at the time and I am pre-diabetic. Being pre-diabetic is not considered a comorbidity. Now, on my 2nd attempt, I was approved. My BMI is now 44. Because each state offers there own medical plans, the requirements do vary. Good luck to you!

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Thank you! He told me my insurance requires 3 months with the dietician and he didn't say anything else really. He told me that he could definitely help me and that's I'd look weight fast. I'm 5ft 3 and about 225. He just asked me questions and I told him I have bad arthritis in my knees, back, ankles and hips. I just hope I get approved after doing all of this. Lol. Good luck to you as well!

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