need help with appeal letter PLEASE

i got denied by insurance and i sopke with gary (lawyer) and he said that in my case with my insurance and the state i live in theres nothing that he could help me with so i guess i need to get an appeal letter filed with the insurance. so i am needing some help on what to include in the letter and also can anyone help me with getting some insurance that would cover me with all my health problems

I have a copy of "Weight Loss SUrgery For DUmmies" and this is what it says to include in an appeal letter: *Your name, height & weight * Your BMI and an explanation of what BMI is *What you've done to try to lose weight on your own (i.e. diets, meds, excersise) and the outcomes (weight loss & regain) *All your health problems associated with your obesity *Any meds you're currently taking *Length of time you've been overweight *THe social effects of your obesity *Job-Related probles due to your obesity *Any difficulty you have in doing normal, everyday activites *Any psychological issues related to your obesity (depression, low self-esteem) I will be writing my own appeal letter this week ( I haven't been denied, but I've been waiting on insurance to decide for 3 weeks now, and I think its best to just be prepared.) and I will post it when I have completed it. Hope this helps!

thanks that should help me alot thanks do you think i need the surgeon to send in any paperwork

Don't forget the all important Letter of Medical Neccessity from all of your doctors.

i only have one doctor right now and i was wondering if i could get him to write one and then have the surgeon write one

does he think an appeal letter would work for you? guess what did he mean, by he could not help you because of the state you live in? on the yahoo board, over to the left is a place says, files click on that and in there are sample letters