I'm just wandering if any of you used Obesity Law to handle your denial, and if so, how was your experience?

What is Obesity Law?

I just heard about it today....don't know what it is, but this woman said she was denied and threw that at the insurance company and she was approved immediately!! What ever it is, it worked for her!! ChristyC

I believe at the Obesity Help Forum they have an Obesity Law section that will help with insurance denials. I've never had to try it, and it sounds like it may cost (it is a lawyer, after all), but I would think it would be worth the money. My insurance wouldn't cover my band because I had no comorbidities, so I had to self-pay in Mexico. My husband is just beginning his lap band journey, and if his ins denies him, we will be checking into the Obesity Law thing. Good luck. Whatever you have to do to get the band - it is WORTH IT!!

Thanks! I hadn't heard of it....

I was denied for the lap band, and my surgeons office called me and asked if I would give them my permission to send my file to Obesity Law. The website is ObesityLaw.com, but I was curious as to how many people had used them, and if they had success.

Obesity Law has accepted my case and the appeals process has begun. Please wish me luck!

Good luck to you, Gina! I am pulling for you!

what are the fees for this?