Hey all! I'm still in the process of making my first appointment with the weight loss surgery office. I just called my insurance provider for information on surgery and she told me that I only need a doctor's authorization for reason of medical necessity and that I need to stay in network. When I asked her if there were any specific requirements for surgery, she said that that was all I needed.

This seems unusual to me since I have often seen that insurance requires 6 month doctor-supervised nutrition/diet visits. Anyone have anything happen to them similar to this? Is this unusual? Are the pre-surgery programs actually an individual doctor related requirement rather than an insurance requirement? I'm a little confused... I have the Oxford Health Plan Liberty Network based out of NJ, if that helps.

Perhaps your insurance is great, or perhaps she is talking about the referral you need to see the surgeon. Approval for the actual surgery may be a completely different process. That said either way congratulations on starting this journey and let us know how things progress (even if your process is faster than most).

Good luck with both your insurance and your surgeon
You are making good first steps.

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