medicare/medicade question?

does anyone know if the gastric bypass is covered by medicare and medicade what if you file for both can you? if your not older can you file for medicade only will they pay for the surgery if you have your dr give you a letter saying he thinks its medically necessary? how long does all this process take?if your denied can you apeal?any in fo help check my profile also please

Hi Amy, I get medicare because i draw Social Security. Medicaid If you are low income generaly you can get coverage at your local welfare department. Medicaid has to have atleast 6 months of doctor supervised diets and a referal from your PCP saying it is medicaly necessary. I had my surgery with medicare paying the surgeon and both paid for the hospital. I wish You the best in Your Journey. Shell

how do you get social security disability what do I need to tell them to make them think I am a disiblity case? What did you tell them? Let me know as soon as possible

I am eligable because I have severe panick attacks. I am also what they call paranoid schitzo. It is really scary on my part. You qualify for the medicaid I would go with it by the time you went through a year of trying to get on disability You could have already had the 6 month diet over with. Best wishes. Shell