INSURANCE QUESTION?

DOES ANYONE HAVE UNITED HEALTHCARE EPO? CAN YOU TELL ME HOW WERE THEY WITH APPROVAL AND HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO GET APPROVAL? THANKS.

Check with your employer to see if they included WLS coverage in their insurance package with UHC. If so, you're a shoe in! UHC can be slow in approval simply because they have a nasty habit of their right hand not know what the left hand is doing, but they almost always approve as long as you have a high BMI, are 100 lbs overweight, or have a few co-morbs, and as long as your employer didn't ask for an exclusion. If there's anything I can do to help you with the approval process, give me shout! Peace

Thanks Tracy for the information. I enjoyed the seminar with Dr.Givens, it was very informative. I left there feeling very confident about my decision to have WLS and I was very excited. I called UHC today and my plan does cover WLS with no exclusions, so that was a blessing for me. Also I heard from Dr. Givens office today and I have my pre-op consultation on Monday 5/24. Im kinda worried though even though I am 5ft tall I weigh 246lbs. My BMI is 48. I am not on any medications and I dont have any ailments like high blood presssure, just sore and achey bones and sometimes numbness from a small frame carrying a round this heavy load.