Hi, I am new to this and I think my Doctor is as well.

I saw my DR. and we discussed weight loss surgery. He told me to contact my insurance (Molina) and find out which clinic(s) I can go through. I did that. I then went to a meeting with the clinic closest to where I live. I filled out all of their info only to be told I needed to have my DR. send a certain paper, they attached it to an email and sent it to me.

I gave my DR. the paperwork, and I followed up to make sure he sent it in. Essentially that paper was step 1 so I could get approval for step 2. ( Step 2 is connecting with the dietician and doing the weigh-ins for the next 6 months) Step 3 is the actual surgery.

I wanted to know, how will I know if I am approved for step 2? will my insurance send me a letter? do I need to talk to my DR. again?

Thank You for any help.

really the only ones that can answer that for sure is your own doctor and surgeons team. Most insurance have a requirement of 6 months of weight loss attemps/supervision. your bariatric team should be the ones to let you know as everything progresses.

Thank You Livaboard15 for your reply. I guess I did not make myself clear. I was wanting to know how or if I would be contacted by my DR. or the insurance, on whether or not I was approved to start stage 2, which is the 6 months' worth of visits/supervision. Or do I need to call my insurance or the DR. to find out?

Every insurance is different. I did not need any type of approval for starting the 6 month process, I only needed approval for the actual surgery.

I received a call from the insurance coordinator at the surgeons office telling me I was approved, but also received a letter in the mail from my insurance company telling me I was approved also.

When in doubt just nag nag nag! Nag them all, get your questions answered.

Thank you to those that answered. I was approved on Dec 23 to start the 6-month program, I received my letter of approval on Jan 4 and I got a phone call on the same day letting me know I was approved 2 weeks prior. I have all of my appointments booked !! yeah!! unfortunately, I am 12 lbs heavier than what my Dr, turned in so I need to lose that on top of what the insurance wants me to lose.