PMRI and other questions

My Husband is looking in to trying for the surgery at Christiana, he was refused at The hospital in Langhorn. What do you have to pay for the PMRI meetings and also the Life Skill Classes? I had my rny done at Langhorn, but My hubby had a stroke a few years ago and I think they are overly cautious, because they don`t have any back up if anything goes wrong( no ICU) I have been on here before and usually no one responds to my Questions, I hope this time its different. Thank You All Lea of Del

Hi Lea Welcome. I think it is worth a try for your husband to go through PMRI. They are tough screening but it is all for his well-being. And the CHRIAS group is the best in the biz. I hear the fee to PMRI whi*****ludes LifeSkills and Meetings is now $1200. Good luck. Dianne

Thanks Dianne, Will some insurances cover that cost? Lea of Del

BCBS PPO did not pay for it. It was an out of pocket expense for me. Ellen

Insurance will not cover the cost of PMRI but you can make payments for the $1,200.

Lea, I had my surgery done at PA Hospital....Just Nutrition class costs of $200. and of course the other hoops of the preop evaluations before surgery. Dr. Kirkland is good but hard to get appointments with. Ask for first cancellation. Although I have to say the classes that PMRI do are very educational. I attend their support group. I did not know they did surgery at Christiana when I first started looking around. My Dr. gave me two recommendations in Phila and chose Dr. Kirkland. Good luck with information for hubby. Hope all works out for him. Debbie

My insurance covered more than half of my PMRI fees, I have Aetna Choice POS II. The only PMRI specialist appointment that wasn't covered was for the psychologist, because she was out of network. Joni

Hello Lea, and hubby. I had my surgery pre-Life Skills at PMRI. Pre $1200. I have Aetna and it paid for everything except the physc evaluation and nutritionist at PMRI. Irmember having co-pays to pay for the Dr.'s, pulminologist, cardiologist & stress test. I was not required to have an EGD before WLS nor did I need a sleep test cuse I was diagnosed with Sleep apnea 8 yrs ago. Things have changed and keep changing. See if you can call PMRI to start the ball rolling. Get as many appointments scheduled as you can. Course you'll need a sleep test if he hasn't already had one. Have you made an appointment at CHRIAS yet? Keep us informed on both your progress and your husbands too. Elissa