BCBS Federal Employee Program TX

 I am anxious to know if anyone has gotten approved to get gastric with this insurance.
Any info will be greatfully appreciated :D

FEP BC/BS covers  WLS.  does not matter what state as far as I know.

here is a list of the Bariatric Surgery Centers Approved by BC/BS Federal:

www.bcbs.com/innovations/bluedistinction/blue-distinction-ba riatric/bluedistinctionbariatric.pdf

and these are the Texas Centers:

TEXAS
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Plano
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas
Del Sol Medical Center El Paso
Doctors Hospital Dallas
Houston Northwest Medical Center Houston
Memorial Hermann Hospital Houston
Mother Frances Hospital Tyler
TX Hlth Presbyterian Hosp Dallas Dallas
Providence Memorial Hospital El Paso
Rio Grande Regional Hospital McAllen
Scott and White Memorial Hospital Temple
The Methodist Hospital Houston
Trinity Medical Center Carrollton
United Regional Health Care System Wichita Falls
UT Southwestern Zale Lipshy Hospital Dallas
Wadley Regional Medical Center Texarkana

 Thank you :D

Yes, I was approved in four days.

(I found out the name of the case manager assigned my case and called her three times - i only left messages- but- on the fourth day it as apprroved.


I had my pcm write a letter which addresed the following:

it listed myh BMI plus other issues like hypertenstion, obsructive sleep apnea and gerd.




(it is not necessary to jump through all the hoops that are imposed on other blue ross members.
no dieting, etc. etc.)

The Federal contract supersedes all regional medical policies.  You do not need a chest x-ray, bone density, etc.