Bariatric Surgery Is Not a Covered Benefit For Colorado

by Matthew Metz, MD, FACS

Last month I attended my local Medical Society’s meeting in Denver.  The title of the meeting was, “The New Insurance Exchange—What Physicians Need to Know.”   Representatives from Connect for Health Colorado, the CO Division of Insurance, and Denver Public Health were on the panel to help explain how the insurance coverage under the Affordable Health Care Act will work, and how it will affect physician practices and health plan contracts.

During the Q&A session I relayed a question from one of my patients to the panel: “Which plan on the exchange covers bariatric surgery?”  According to one of the panel members, “This is not a platinum insurance program.  If someone wants that kind of plan, they can purchase it outside the exchange.”  Click here to read the full article and to comment!