question about medicaid

I was wondering if any one knows whether or not medicaid pays for wls. any and all information will be greatly appreciated!!!

Hello Sheila, Yes medicaid does pay for surgery, if it's medically necessary. I believe there is a Dr. Accepting medicaid in Jacksonville or Gainesville, maybe someone here knows of this Dr. better than I. But I do know for sure that Dr. Cox in Ft. Lauderdale accepts medicaid his # 954-928-0066 talk with Carey the sec. and have him mail you an info. packet. I wish you the best of luck! Always, Johanna

My husband Omar and I both had Medicaid and our surgery was performed at the Cleveland Clinic which is close to Ft. Lauderdale. The program is great and the staff took good care of us. Good Luck, Dawn Post-Op 9/23/04 399/277/?

Hi Sheila, I work in a doctor's office, and have done billing for past 16 years. Most of my patients are medicaid patients. Medicaid does cover weight loss surgery, the problem is finding a physician who accepts Medicaid, because the reimbursement is so low! Here in Tampa, Dr. Murr takes Medicaid, but only a few number of cases each year! usually by February that number has been used up! Good Luck, you might also want to look into Vocational Rehab, I think more doctors take that than Medicaid.

Hi Sheila~~ I receive Medicaid and have a surgeon for wls in Miami (Dr. Patricia Byers) the wait to see her after calling for an appointment was over 2 years! I met with her last Monday and have all my pre-op appointments scheduled. I am due to see her again May 18th. Hope this helps!

hi ... i went to see dr cox in ft lauderdale . i started his classes and pre-op tests and all appt for approval on oct 28 .. the next appt was 11-09-04. that was the day for my heart , lung , and phsyic eval . all tests and clearence paper work was done and my formal request for wls was sent to medicaid on 11-24-04 . carey called me on 11-29-04 with approval . i had a date with in a week . i had surgery on 1-19-05 . i am doing great . his office is wonderful and i could not ask for a more caring and understanding doctor . i hope you find the answers you are looking for . have a great day and if i can answer any questions or be of any help let me know tina dont give up ...... i tried to figure out a way to have this done for over 5 years .... and i did ....good luck .....