UGENT! Pacificare members with Dr. Floyd

I just got a letter from Pacificare. It says that as of October 15th, Dr. Floyd will no longer be contracted with Pacificare!!!!! So many state employees with Pacificare are very close to surgery. I have NO IDEA what this does for them. What does this mean????

Hi Leslie! Yikes!! Have you called Dr. Floyd's office?! Does this mean you'll have to find another surgeon for aftercare?!?!?! I sincerely hope you find the information you need!!! Heather

All I can say is. . . . .BLESS DR. FLOYD! He is just the nicest man. . . I called his office right before I posted this and asked what all this means. Dr. Floyd called me back himself! Pacificare has terminated his contract WITHOUT cause! And without any notice! I strongly suspect pacificare did this to get out of paying for any more weight loss surgeries. Dr. Floyd said if you are already approved, then YOU ARE OKAY! Don't worry! You can still have your surgery. Call his office if you need more info!

what does this mean?! It means someone is playing games with us. Hopefully those of us not lucky enough to get our surgery scheduled will be able to do so somewhere else. I recieved the same letter. I guess I will be looking elsewhere. Good Luck to everyone!

From what I understand, anybody approved by Pacificare before the 10/15/04 deadline will still be insured for the surgery. This is just one more way for the insurance companies to screw over the common man. I just don't understand the thought processes sometimes. They would rather pay for Diabetes treatments, heart surgeries, and other health problems related to obesity, but they don't want to prevent them or reduce the risks of them.

I have heard from a friend just a little bit ago that her surgery is off and her friend that is scheduled for surgery tomorrow 10 / 21 has been canceled off because it is with Dr. Floyd. He was just notified today, by Pacificare, I feel terrible about this happening. Someone should have to answer for this.

Leslie, what does this mean for the people that are post op and still have their post op check ups with Floyd? does their pcp take over their post op check ups or what because all of the other pacificare surgeons are in Tulsa? Pacificare really sucks!

I was just told by Pacificare that I would have to return to my PCP for a referral to another surgeon for the follow up care.