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Fast and easy.

It is going to vary by your plan though. There are tons of different plans and what the cover is different.

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I've been in touch with BCBS and it seems things should go pretty well. My deductible for the year is already met and I have 3 of the conditions they use to assess approval. I found some people have had their Meal Replacements covered depending on code. So much to learn....

Thank you.

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I have bcbs of Illinois. They received paperwork on 2/20 and approved on 2/24, however they said it took up to 2 weeks for the letter to "generate" and have something to fax my doctor. Today, 3/10, still nothing. Very frustrated.


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I have BCBS of IL and it was fairly straight forward. Had to have letter for clearance from my PCP, attend a meeting with nutritionist, psych eval. There was an additional class required by my surgeon not required by the insurance. It took me about a month to complete all of those requirements.

It was about 2 weeks from submission to paperwork to approval.

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