MEDICAID QUESTION

SEVERAL LADIES HAVE GOTTEN GASTRIC BYPASS ON MEDICAID ... I NEED SOME INFO FOR A LADY ... WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET APPROVED FOR THE SURGERY UNDER MEDICAID? WHERE DO YOU GO? ... WHAT IS THE PROCESS, CRITERIA, ETC? THANKs ...

A friend had to have the surgery and she had medicaid. You submit your medicaid just like regular insurance. But she had to have a 6 month supervised diet before she could have the surgery. You let Dr. Brynes or whoever is the drs office submit it. If I am wrong I am sorry. Love Jennifer

WELL, THAT'S MORE THAN I KNEW ... SO, SHE WOULD BE REFERRED TO DR BYRNE BY HER PERSONAL PHYSICIAN JUST LIKE I WAS WITH INSURANCE ... THEN, DR BYRNE WOULD SUBMIT HER PACKET, THEN MEDICAID WOULD ANSWER BACK IF THEY REQUIRED A SUPERVISED DIET OR WHATEVER??? SHE DOESN'T START AT MEDICAID; SHE STARTS WITH HER DOC REFERRING HER TO DR BYRNE, RIGHT? THANKS MS JENNIFER! SOOO APPRECIATE IT. GOTTA DASH ... GOING TO AN MUSC SUPPORT GROUP MEETING ... "TRANSITION NUTRITION" HOPING TO LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT EATING PATTERNS THAT MIGHT HELP GET ME TO GOAL! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

Dawn, If you learn anything PLEASEEEEEEEEE share. I need some help in that area bad. Tina Z

I'M PRETTY CLUELESS ON THIS ONE ... I'M HOPING MORE MEDICAID SURGERY PATIENTS WILL PASS ALONG MORE INFO ON THEIR PROCESS TO GET GASTRIC BYPASS. HMMM, I WONDER IF THERE IS A FORUM FOR MEDICAID ... I NEED TO CHECK THAT OUT. SAME TO YA ... IF YOU LEARN ANYTHING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk