Anyone on Neighborhood Health Plan?

Hi, I'm just curious as to how long it took for NHP patients to get their insurance approval? I hear that they're a tough insurance company to get approval from. My doc. says she was going to submit my packet on 3/27/07, how long should I wait before I call her office back to find out if I've been approved or not? Thanks for your help, Landa

i just had gastric bypass march 6th with dr roye.i went to see him in nov for my first apt and a week later i had the paperwork from dr office saying my insurance approved me and it also had a HUGE list of test that i had to go for.the day you recieve the packet start making the apts it has all the numbers for offices there.because it can take a while to get in sometimes.but neighborhood covered my entire surgery i did not pay a dime out of pocket...good luck

That is great to hear. I have heard others with the same stories. I just haven't heard anything about others that have had the LapBand approved through NHPRI yet. I am going keep my fingers crossed. Thank you for responding to her. I was wondering the same thing. You don't hear much about NHPRI people on the board. Most people have Blue Cross.

Thanks for the info. I only have one more test to go...I'll be having the endoscopy on Tues. 4/10. and I'm still going to the support groups with Dr. Messier because I didn't pass the psych eval. I'm going to call Dr. G's office on Tues(that will be exactly 2 weeks since my initial consult) to find out if they've heard any news yet. Once again thanks.