So I have a few questions. I see everyone putting on here what there insurance requires and they are saying something to the affect of a 3 month medical diet. How does the diet work and do you have a certain amount of time you have to be on it. How long does the process take from start to finish, meaning from the day you call til the day you get approved. I have BCBS Federal and see people are saying that they are getting approved with in a week after submitting. Def hope mine works out this way. Any info on how it all works would be greatly appreciated. I do have a BMI of 41.1

Edited July 24, 20179 yr by LCisco32

I have BCBS as well. I didn't have to do a specific diet but I did have to go to 6 months of classes.

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I only had to do two nutrition classes and it only took me 3 months to jump through all tge hoops and requurements

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I had BCBS. Didn't have to do a diet.

Most of the time these diets/6 month programs are just money grabs on the part of the Dr office. A lot of insurance does not require it.

I had BCBS COVA (VA state employees ins) and the required a year of phone calls once a month with a "health coach". Once you completed that they gave you a certificate and you have a year to then get surgery (still no guarantee you're approved). The hospital I had surgery at was a Center of Excellence and they had their own requirements you had to meet as well. I had my surgery a month before my certificate expired. It was a long road for me.

Thank u guys have any of u guys been on a diet and lost and just gained it back. Just wondering I'm ready to get this surgery done. I have had many diets that I had lost weight but gained it all back.