Update: I was able to see my documents on myuhc.com and weight loss surgery is EXCLUDED...

Has anyone had any luck with asking your company to change the plan so this is covered? I work for a small company. Would it just cost the company more or would it cause everyone to pay more each month?

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<p>We just switched to UHC at work... Is there a way to check my benefits online? </p> <p> </p> <p>We have UHC Choice Plus. Where would the info be?</p>

You can try to check myuhc.com but in the end, I had to call them and ask if it was covered in my plan. It is good to check if your doctor or what not is in/out of network.

the site is down now for maintenance...

I'm so nervous that it won't be covered... it wasn't covered in our last insurance plan. I work for a small company and I'm sure they are giving us the bare minimum.

OK the site is back up and I can access all my documents...

Here I found under EXCLUSIONS:

"10. Surgical and non-surgical treatment of obesity, including morbid

obesity."

DAMMIT!!!!!!!

Do I have any hope?

I saw something along those lines, albeit not exactly that in my list of exclusions. I had to call them and ask if weight loss surgery was covered in my benefits. They said yes with 35+ BMI and co morbidities, or 40+ BMI. Call them and find out. Don't say you are asking about the lap band surgery though.

I was looking at my benefits which I got all the paperwork today in the mail. It said:

list of exclusions-things that are not covered.

9. non surgical treatment of obesity, including morbid obesity.

10. surgical treatment of obesity EXCLUDING sever morbid obesity(with bmi of greater than 35) WHICH MEANS THAT IF YOUR BMI IS GREATER THAN 35-THEY WILL COVER IT!!!!!!

My bmi is 43 and I have helath conditions so Im hoping to get the ball rolling soon!!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!:clap2::clap2:

It's worth running through HR on it. My benefit booklet said that WLS was excluded, but when I started pushing it turned out that morbid obesity with co-morbidities was actually allowed -- just not publicized.