Fills not covered cause of lowered BMI
HI, I had Lapband surgery on 4/23/07 with a BMI of 38. I have now lost 17 lbs lowering my BMI to 34. Went in & had 2nd fill a month ago. Received bill from office that my BCBS Teamsters MI, refused to pay cause of no longer being morbidly obese. I am now considered just OBESE. Can they do this in mid stream 4 months after surgery ? I still have the Diabetes & High Cholesterol that I had pre-surgery. They both are more under control & meds have been lowered to smaller dosages.Yes, surgery has helped me, but can they cut me off now ? Any comments or advise would be appreciated. Surgeons office is working with BCBS, but haven't heard nothing back in 9 days.
Thanks, Pam