I’m month 5 in to this medically supervised weight loss and have lost weight up until this month I gained a pound...anyone know if that will disqualify me? My PCP said she is almost positive that it won’t and said the insurance company just wants to see a loss overall.

Just getting frustrated because initially my insurance company said they didn’t even have any supervised weight loss requirements (I was told this on multiple occasions when I called) but when the surgeons office submitted the paperwork I wasn’t approved and was told I needed to.

I have lost a total of 35 pounds since August started the process and have only gained this one month...I am devastated...my patient navigator is no longer employed with the doctors office and they didn’t give me a new one so now I have no one to talk to about my concerns.

I was approved!!! I see the surgeon on February 9th and set the date

So I just talked to my insurance, Anthem Bcbs...they said the first appointment has to be with a nutritionist but the rest can be with your primary doctor to “monitor your diet”