What would you ask a politician who could help you???

Hi Friends! It's me again, your trusty pest, continuing to ask you for info that will aid in my lobbying the government on a local, state and national level to eliminate obesity discrimination AND to make insurance coverage for surgical weight loss a mandatory benefit. Even though I'm in Alabama I am working to lobby all 50 states. It's pay it forward time..........can you please, please help me by answering this question. If you could sit face to face with anyone in power and make a difference.....what would you say to them about WLS and how it will change or has changed your life? Hugs, Rona Your Bari-Godmother

I would just share my struggles with job discrimination n health issues n ask them to consider the people

I would ask them why they feel WLS shouldn't be covered by insurance companies just like they cover things like drug addiction, etc. I would tell them that I feel they are "fueling" the discrimination of obese individuals by not forcing insurance companies to pay for surgery when deemed medically necessary. I keep hearing the media say how obesity is an ever growning problem. My husband's employer even had an article in their newsletter on how to fight obesity-yet they have a very difficult exclusion to meet in order for them to approve you for WLS. Ya, everyone is recognizing this as a problem but no one wants to help us who need it to beat the problem either. Too bad I wasn't born with genes that make me prone to drug addiction--I could have had help by now! Beth