Attorney Gary Visco

I had heard several comments about Gary Visco on here for an attorney to try to get the WLS Surgery. I spoke to him and was impressed, I retained him in March, in their packet it said that an appeal would be sent within 2 weeks, I waited almost 3 wks before I contacted his office and then I recieved a copy of the letter. That is the only thing that I have recieved from him. After that I have had to contact him by e-mail or leave a message on their phone. I have recieved very very very little information from them. In fact he had some of the information wrong on the appeal that he wrote and I had to let him know that it was wrong and he said that he would send an amended letter and that would also serve as a complaint of how I have been treated so far. I never recieved a copy of it or anything else. I have e-mailed him twice and after a week finally recieved a very short one sentence reply to one & a two word reply to the other. I called his office and left a message, that was 8 days ago and have not heard anything. I know that it takes time and I do not want to become a pest but I also do not want to get forgotten either. I do not trust my insurance to address this in a timely manner. When I started the process last yr they told Tracy at Dr C's office that it takes 3-4 months for an answer when others were getting answers in 2 wks in my office. I called them the next week and they could not find my papers so that is why I do not trust them. Has anyone else had any dealings with Gary Visco? Do you think that I should worry? Sorry about the long post but I am begining to worry and do not dare contact my insurance myself for fear of messing up what he MAY be trying to do. I just would feel better knowing that something is being done. I am begining to have more health issues and was hoping to be able to get a good answer before my health started failing. I am having OA getting bad and now am swelling of feet and legs that my pcp cannot get to go down. It is getting hard and painful to even walk. Thanks for letting me put this out in words. Shelia

He didn't help me. I went self pay. I sent you an email.

Shelia, I am not sure what insurance company that you have but I had Medical Mutual of Ohio and I fought with them for over a year trying to get approved. I then hired Gary V. to do my last appeal with them and they didn't even send it out to an outside source (like he has requested that they do) to be reviewed. They just went ahead and approved me then. I believe that I hired him late March early April and I had my surgery on May 25, 2005. Yes he is hard to get ahold of, and he doesn't always return phone calls. I found that if i kept on emailing him, he would finally answer me back. Just keep bugging him, I did.

Hi Sheila I also fought medical mutual of ohio. I contacted Gary Visco and he said I would have to go to the state level ($750) in order to win. So, instead of hiring him, I had my doctors right update letters and I wrote a letter asking for an outside review, and they didn't send my case out either, they reversed their decision. So I almost paid for what I did myself. Sharyn 307/273/148

Hmmm, odd people are having to fight with MMO of Ohio. I have the SuperMEd Plus policy through my employer Ohio Univ. and they approved me for my DS on the first try. Maybe its cuz we're self funded? Good luck... Tonya

I have the same insurance as you. I had to do the 6 month supervised diet and meet all the requirments. If you meet all the requirments. They will aprove you. Also my husbands is self funded thru his employer in the union. You have to meet all your criterias. Take care Barb

My employer (County) is also self funded, but they denied me many times until I hired Gary. My BMI was not 40 and had never been 40. It was 38-39 but with several co-morb. My husband got denied the first time because they said he likes to drink to much. His BMI is 43. I think they just look for reasons to deny certain people.