New to the Board...And denied by insurance!

Good monrning all! I got the letter yesterday that I was denied by my insurance. But I'm not giving up. I am determined to have this surgery! I am waiting for the office to call me back and let me know what I need to do. Does anyone have BCBS of IL and had to appeal a claim? Just looking for a little help and insight!

Be determined!!! Don't give up. Stay on that insurance company they will do all they can to make you give up. God bless and have a great day. Penni

Keep fighting and if you need to hire an attorney. A lot of times companies deny you and hope you give up dont give them that satisfaction. Try obesitylawyers if you need legal help.

I had de la Torre too---a great group. Contact me if you have any questions.

I have BCBS Atlanta when I called in December they told me all i needed was letter of necessity from PCP and past history of medically supervised diet. I thought great i have all that should be a breeze, the neglected to tell me the supervised diet had to be in the last 6 months.(found that out in late january) that all i have done to this point is useless to them. I got alittle discouraged but i am now on diet with pcp (having trouble with that but trying) so i am now looking at about 8 months before i can do anything sure would have been nice to know in Dec. but i have already had my consult and my phsyc and my first labs done and i will attend 2 or more support group meeting (required 3 from my dr.) so that might help speed up. insuranse companies are a pain keep trying and if they are requiring you to do something get details in writting (they should have a web site with c/s right there.) good luck