INS FRUSTRATION!!!!!

K all you NM peeps...what insurance did you use to pay for your surgery???  I have BC/BS of NM, but it's private ins and WLS is an exclusion.  I do no qualify for medicaid.  I have not found a wad of cash laying around...what else do I do?  HELP!!!

I had United Health Care.  And if I understood what I heard recently, Medicaid no longer covers bariatric surgery in NM. 

I also heard that Medicaid is no longer covering weight loss surgery in New Mexico, due to the budget crisis. 

I have BC/BS of NM...  took a bit of battle but they did approve my vertical sleeve surgery, however (and that's a big however), that was two years ago and with the economy problems and such I'm sure they have tightened their authorizations.  Good luck and don't give up!

Katherine

I had lovelace and they paid all of it except for my deductable.

Yea!!!!!!!!


Cowgrl

Lovelace?  Now is that through Medicaid?  How can I find an insurace company to pay for it?  Start calling?  Who do I call?

I had medicaid, but now they are not paying for the surgery at this time. I was lucky before the date they stop paying for it.