I have Aetna Better health of Virginia. I am trying to figure out what the exact requirements are. I have read the manual a million times. I've called 5-6 times in the last week. I was told that the amount of time I need to be in a supervised program would be at the discretion of my surgeon or what he puts on the pre-authorization. Has anyone heard of this?

Also, how many doctor visits are required. I had my consultation with my surgeon on 6/30/21. Was approved by him at that appointment. I had my psychological evaluation on 7/5/21 and was cleared by her in under 20 minutes. Now i am waiting for my 1st meeting with the dietician 7/26/21 and my EGD on 8/4/21.

Does anyone have ANY information about what Aetna required you to do in order to approve your pre-auth?

I have Aetna of California and I'm not quite sure if it differs from state to state but I had to be on a medically managed program for at least 6 months in 2018 before they approved it.

Note: I ended up doing mine for 2 years because I had a lot of weight to lose.