appeal for medicaid

did anyone get denied for the bypass and did an appeal medicaid denied me for my 6 month program but i did it i dont know if it was good enough or not what did any of you have to do during the 6 months visits thanks and god bless

Hi. I got denied the first time because my 6 month program wasnt done right. You have to make sure that when you go in for the appointments you DO NOT talk about anything but the weightloss stuff. Like exercising and dieting. You cant talk about abything else. Even if your chest hurts, you cant talk about it. Because everything you talk about the dr has to put it in the notes. So that is a big thing right there. The other thing is make sure the dr always gets your weight and writes down if you have lost or gained anything. The main thing is you have to see the dr for 6 months straight. If you miss a appointment you have to start all over. I know it sucks but if you want the surgery and medicaid to pay for it you have to do these things.

I hope this helps. If you wanna know anything else or just need some help along the way feel free to send me a messege. Take care and good luck!!!!


                                                             Linda

i did it for 6 months and we did not talk about anything else i know she made that clear  medicaid said it wasnt written down about the diet and exercise part so what do i do i know we didnt talk about anything else and i was put on a diet and exercise and saw her 6 stright months so what did you have to do did you appeal or redid 6 months.

I am and the processing of doing my appeal. I was denial July 2 , 2009. So my surgery office said I need to do my appeal  first.

OH OK THANKS FOR INFO I DID FAXED MY APPEAL PAPER TODAY BUT I AM GOING TO START MY 6MONTHS AGAIN JUST IN CASE I LOSE THE APPEAL I HAVE APPOINMENT 08/26/09 TO START THE 1ST OF THE 6 BUT WANT TO KNOW HOW LONG THE ALL THE TEST WE DID DO WE HAVE TO DO OVER OR WHAT HOW LONG ARE THEY GOOD FOR.THANKS

My Doctor office told me the tests is good for one year.