BCBS or new jersey anyone know what criteria is for GBS

I am wondering if anyone has blue cross blue shield of new jersey and if you know what their criteria is for gastric bypass such as 6 months supervised diet or where i can find the info  thanks

I googled it for you and found this. As of 2007 I believe the 6-month diet as well as 5 year history of obesity is required, Participation in a medically supervised weight loss management program is a crucial detail in the approval process and is required by most insurance companies. For example, Horizon BCBS of New Jersey recently updated their Bariatric Medical Coverage Policy Number 22 in June 2007 to limit access to bariatric surgery by adding the need for 6 month medically supervised program and five year weight loss history. These programs generally entail monthly appointments with the office to document weight and manage the progress of each patient, nutritional counseling for adequate eating habits, psychological counseling for behavioral modification, as well as participation in an exercise regimen. The duration of the program will vary with each insurance company, but is usually between three to six months. Although a six month weight loss management program might prepare a patient to better understand weight loss surgery, there is ample medical literature that demonstrates preoperative medically supervised weight loss program is an ineffective treatment for morbid obesity and in fact has no measurable beneficial effect prior to bariatric surgery. (1, 2) Note that this is not required for Medicare patients and these guidelines are not consistent with the National Institute of Health. (3) The site was http://www.lapbandsurgerynj.com/treatments/lap-band-insuranc e-coverage-nj.html (the article says gastric bypass or lapband...)