Does medicare/medicaid ever cover pannilectomies?

I am really confused, I don't know where to start here.

Neermind...yes, they do!  I just made an appt with a local dr for early Feb!!! Whoo hooo!  :)

LUCKY YOU!!!! I hope all goes well

Let me know if you need help with writing letters for it (from you and the docs).  And if you dont' have a dermatologist yet, be sure to get one.  Good luck with it!

Can you tell me more, I have tried to get it done and I have medicaid and blue cross blue shield and they wanted me to loose 45 pounds and hold it there for 18 months. I didn't know medicaid would do it. Please tell me more and about the dermatoligist

I have Empire Blue Cross, and their requirements for the panni are published on their site.  I'm an exceptional case, because I'm not the average WLS patient who started out with a BMI around 40. Mine was 77 and most of my weight was in my mid-section.

I've been seeing the dermatologist for 6 months, and having her document my skin troubles and what treatment we've done for them, and she wrote a letter in support of my having the panni done.  Now that I have an appeal underway I'm also getting letters from my gyn and bariatric surgeon, and of course I had one from my PCP as well.

Good luck with it.

My gyn didn't do anything, but I am getting copies of my medical records and my ciropractor. I started at 395 and now I am 250.

Can you help me with the letter. Thanks

Which letter?  I didn't have to write one from me until I started the appeal of their original denial.  The doctors knew what to write for the other letters.  Once you see a plastic surgeon, their insurance people start the process.

I have already seen a plastic surgeon. Thanks for your help.