I need HELP finding insurance to cover Lap Band

ssidwell03
on 9/8/09 2:32 pm - Bedford, TX
Ok, I have a BMI of 46 but not really any co-morbidities, I'm pretty much healthy other than my weight and fertility issues. I have insurance through my employer but bariatric surgeries are not covered, not even with other health problems!
I'm so frustrated because I truly feel like my weight is keeping me from fully living my life. I will find another job if necessary to get insurance to cover this procedure because I do not have enough money to finance the surgery!!!! HELP, please, any advice? I live in the DFW area...
Kris M.
on 9/8/09 2:41 pm - Near Dallas, TX
BofA has insurance that covers WLS. I've heard Starbucks does too.
Kris M.   Ignorance is bliss...but not when you're aware of it!!
    
ssidwell03
on 9/8/09 2:53 pm - Bedford, TX
Thank you, I will look into B of A! I really appreciate any answers I can get, I am so frustrated!
~Stephanie~
"Life isn't fair, but it's still good"
Teena C.
on 9/8/09 11:34 pm - Crandall, TX
I'm not sure what kind of work you do but BCBS TRS which is the insurance most school districts have will cover WLS.


wsmommy
on 9/9/09 11:59 am
AETNA at Baylor Medical Centers covers it.  They also have plenty of surgeons on staff to do the surgery too! :)

         

ssidwell03
on 9/10/09 6:27 am - Bedford, TX
I was actually going to have mine at Baylor Grapeving :)
~Stephanie~
"Life isn't fair, but it's still good"
ssidwell03
on 9/9/09 12:28 pm - Bedford, TX
Thank you for all of the suggestions, I will be checking out every available option, so keep um' coming!! I've done a lot of research on the Lap Band and I have decided this is definitely something I need to do, so I need all the help I can get!
~Stephanie~
"Life isn't fair, but it's still good"
Brandi D
on 9/9/09 7:20 pm
CostCo.

Pays well... AND covers it :)
hard to get on there, though.

 "If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning." ~Aristotle Onassis
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