Sent info to BCBSIL today!

Hello! My surgeon's office just called to let me know they sent my paperwork to BCBS IL today!!! They said I should know something in 2 -4 weeks... gosh, the waiting is agony, I am sure!! Also, they said they weren't sure what to expect because, I have only completed April 25- August 1 (technically 5 months), of my supervised Weight loss plan with my PCP. BUT, I started Weigh****chers meeting in January 2008, and have stayed on that until present, so I am hopeful that will mean something! Worse case scenario---they deny me and tell us we need one more month, and I do that, and hopefully then get an approval!! Everything else should be okay...BMI for 5 years and all of that stuff. I am hopeful! Thanks for reading! Any thoughts/feedback??

Amy

Best of luck to you.  I am also with them and had to do a six month program.  I kept documentation of absolutely everything and I got my approval within a week.  Hope everything goes smoothly for you.  You have a great attitude!

Good luck.  I have BCBS of IL and was denied the first go round.  It took three weeks to find out I was denied.  I went through Obesity Law to get the denial overturned.  Please let me know when you hear something.  I know the waiting is very difficult for you right now.

Update:

So....I heard from my surgeon's office today, who talked to BCBSIL today. They said I need to fulfill my 6 months supervised weight loss program, which is ONE more visit with my Primary Care Dr. SO....not the news I had hoped for, but the second best news for sure. They could have just flat out denied me. I was hoping they would count my Weigh****chers, but they said it had to be DR supervised, which was not a surprise either. It seems as if they are going to take 6 visits rather than 6 full months (180 days), so that is great news, hopefully they will follow through with that anyway.

So I have an appointment with my physician on Sept 2 and then hopefully we will get this to ins asap and get a quick approval... That is my update. I am very excited, but yet trying to be somewhat guarded b/c I won't be 100% until I have the approval paper in my hands. Thanks

Amy

Amy will be approved

THANKS!

Amy