BCBS HMO Blue of Mass
Just want to know if anyone has heard anything more about them not paying for LAP RNY, only OPEN after Feb 1st. I am waiting to be approved for my March 2nd surgery. I called my doctors office today and told them what I had heard on this board. She told me that she hasn't heard anything about this and in fact had gotten approval for someone today for LAP RNY. Anyone hear anything more?.....
I also work for BCBS and have not heard anything about them denying the lab RNY. Why would they deny them, supposedly they are much less surgically invasive then the open procedure. They also just started covering the lap band done lap as of 1/1/04. This must just be one of those horrible rumors that we all dread hearing.