Hi Im new I would like to know what the criteria is for getting the lapband through tricare prime.

My BMI 37 and I dont know what co morbidities are. I have high

cholestral and I have weight related asthma I snore loudly and feel breathless all the time if I have to exert myself.

please help. I have tricare prime in MS.:thumbup:

Go to www.tricare.mil. ONce there, you can go itno the benefits section and look up the policy manual for coverage. Basically, they require that you be 100 lb overweight OR have co-morbidities such as hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes, etc.

You can also call your regional tricare office. I am in the West so it is Triwest. I am not sure who has the Southern contract.

Good luck...

From Tricares website:

• Is 100 pounds over ideal weight for height and bone structure and has one of these associated conditions: diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cholecystitis, narcolepsy, Pickwickian syndrome, hypothalamic disorders or severe arthritis of the weight-bearing joints
  
• Is 200 percent or more over ideal weight for height and bone structure
  
• Has had intestinal bypass or other surgery for obesity and because of complications, requires another surgery