The Sleeve and Medicare

Anyone had Medicare cover their VSG (sleeve)???  Just wondering .. a friend of mine has medicare and we're wondering if it'll cover the sleeve but it's hard to read through their mumbo jumbo website.  Any help would be nice. 

Thanks
Ginger

 I too am trying to find out that answer.  There seems to be a lot of debate on whether it does or doesn't, or what the restrictions are if it does.  From what I understand, medicare doesn't  PRE-approve anything.  I have a call into my own docs office to see if I can get a little more information on it.  I will pass along as soon as I hear something.

Thanks, I'd appreciate that.  My friend has an appointment on April 5th and she's going to ask the dr and his staff then about medicare and the sleeve.  I'll post when I find out from her. 

Ginger

 Well spoke with medicare today and they don't cover it.   I am concerned because one of my medicaitons for another disorder cannot be dropped and there is an issue if the absorbtion time is altered.    Waiting to speak with a specialist and hopefully will have more answers.  But it looks like I will have to see about self-paying.  Not worth the risks of messing with my medication.  Tell your friend good luck and i wish her the best!

<----The friend lol


That really does suck about Medicare, I don't understand why they won't cover it.  **sigh**

I have heard of Medicare covering some people's sleeves.  But they only do it if you have certain pre-existing conditions....I have been trying to find out what those conditions are for a while now because I have Medicare and I want a sleeve too.  This is just what I have read in other forums.

Medicare approved my LapBand surgery with no problem. Don't know about the sleeve, when I had my surgery in '08 Medicare only covered Lapband and RNY.