im about 3 months into the process about half way through

all my med requirements have been completed so far the only thing i have left is the 3 last nut appts

I have united health care and have went through there bariatric hot line spoke to my counselor My UHC is low premium plan

has anyone went through UHC and can anyone give me idea of what they had to go through to get approved

Thank you

Remember all the work you did getting here. Congratulations!!

I am 3 weeks out and 26 lbs down

On 4/24/2017 at 2:22 PM, Pistolkisstal said:

Yay I'm excited for everyone and hope they go well and went well. Going on 4th week post op!!!

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9 minutes ago, mschecter said:

im about 3 months into the process about half way through

all my med requirements have been completed so far the only thing i have left is the 3 last nut appts

I have united health care and have went through there bariatric hot line spoke to my counselor My UHC is low premium plan

has anyone went through UHC and can anyone give me idea of what they had to go through to get approved

Thank you

I have UHC Medicare advantage insurance. I've been done with all my prerequisite testing and appointments since 2/23/17. So far, I had to wait for my surgeon look over everything and give me medical clearance for the surgery. From 3/22/17 to 4/1/17, I waited to get surgeon clearance. Then, it was finally sent to UHC for final approval. This is taking forever. My chart was sent to UHC 4/1/17 and I still have no surgery date. I call the manager of my surgeons office 1-2 times a week.

4/21/17 -the manager returned my call to tell me my case is still pending.

Today, the insurance company gets called again to see where I stand. Wednesday is the day my office does all insurance things. If I hear nothing, yet again, I call the manager again tomorrow.

This is getting old and irritating.

I hope you have better luck than I have so far.

I have UHC Medicare advantage insurance. I've been done with all my prerequisite testing and appointments since 2/23/17. So far, I had to wait for my surgeon look over everything and give me medical clearance for the surgery. From 3/22/17 to 4/1/17, I waited to get surgeon clearance. Then, it was finally sent to UHC for final approval. This is taking forever. My chart was sent to UHC 4/1/17 and I still have no surgery date. I call the manager of my surgeons office 1-2 times a week.
4/21/17 -the manager returned my call to tell me my case is still pending.
Today, the insurance company gets called again to see where I stand. Wednesday is the day my office does all insurance things. If I hear nothing, yet again, I call the manager again tomorrow.
This is getting old and irritating.
I hope you have better luck than I have so far.

OMG I'm so sorry they are putting you through that has your uhc case nurse been able to help at all?

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Hi, I also have UHC medicare advantage. I just completed All my requirements and my surgeon submits for approval as soon as dr letter gets to them (hopefully tomorrow). The way they explained it to me after approval I have pre-op testing then submit for final approval. My surgeon estimates a month from first submittal until surgery. What pre op testing did you do? What state are you in?