Has anyone had to use OBESITY LAW . COM How much was the cost ? was it affective in getting your surgery?

I used Obesity Law and was approved today. My surgeon payed for them, so It cost me nothing. I was denied in Feb.

thank you Gina....did your DR suggest this? l can't imagine mine paying for it....its not the nicest office..lol

I also used Obesity Law they were great I finally had my surgery July 23 after 1 year of fighting. I didn't have to pay anything my surgeon office referred me after I was denied by my insurance.

Good Luck and keep fighting!

Yes, my doctor's office called me and asked my permission to submit my case to Obesity Law. I was about to file a complaint with the insurance commissioner of IL when I got the call.

Congratulations Gina!! If I remember correctly you have Bc/Bs illinois too. I will resubmit my paperwork next week myself and if no luck I too will be using ObesityLaw.com. I am soo happy for you. Tamara

Thanks Tamara. You are right, I do have BCBS IL. They just seem to deny most everybody without even reviewing their records. It is crazy that they are allowed to do that. That is why I wanted to report them to the insurance commission of IL. I don't know how much good it would have done, though.

Good Luck and keep me posted on your case.

l heard back from OBESITY law .com... their fee is between 400-750 depending on how much you want them to do..Thankfull B/C B/S federal approved me, before l actually needed them...l was also told that when they deny you its usually bec something is missing from your file....thats it...good luck to all

I contacted ObesityLaw.com this morning. I called bc/bs il and they did get my additional 25 pages of records I sent and once again my case is in review. I just wanted to be prepared in case of another Denial.

hound the insurance..Mine finally said OK..l think its because l made them aware l wasn't going away...lol..such games we have to play for the insurance companies...

Do you know if Obesity Law.com can help in cases where the employer has the WLS exclusion in the policy?

Sounds like that might be a bigger problem...Especially if its a large company...l guess its work asking...You can write them an email and see what they think..lf they send you an email in return, its bec they believe they can help.

If you go www.obesityhelp.com and look under FAQ, it address WLS exclusions. Hope this helps.

I self-paid because my employer has a WLS exclusion on our insurance but I see many on here who are very discouraged because they can't afford the surgery and their insurance has a WLS exclusion.

I went to the link and could not find an FAQ and didn't want to sign up as a member. Can you possibly copy and paste the info?

I am so sorry. I typed the wrong link.

It is: www.obesitylaw.com . This should help.

l heard back from OBESITY law .com... their fee is between 400-750 depending on how much you want them to do..Thankfull B/C B/S federal approved me, before l actually needed them...l was also told that when they deny you its usually bec something is missing from your file....thats it...good luck to all

Thank you for this information :wink2:

I too have BCBS FEP Standard Option and I am in the final process with testing so hopefully by the end of this month my file will be submitted for approval. This is the worst part of it for me. All of the testing is nothing compared to the anxiety you feel when it comes to insurance.

Did you call the 800# on the back of your card when you called to let them know hey I am still here and I am not going anywhere?

I thank everyone here for providing all of this information. It encourages me to keep going. If they deny me for whatever reason even though the employee benefit guide states something totally different than what they are making me do I will fight it.

I wish you all the best in your upcoming surgery. You will do great your a fighter!