Medicare and the sleeve...not so fast my pretties

although Medicare claims it will now cover the sleeve as a viable WLS option it is not up to each individual state as to whether they will pay for it or not.  So let the waiting games continue....just sharing what my surgeon's office shared. 

I will slap their faces, every last one of them, unless they acquiesce immediately! 

I find that rather odd since Medicare  is national, but then again........a lot of what the government does makes no sense. :-(

my insurance, tricare wont cover it either

Tricare DOES cover it at military treatment facilities. Tricare has two budget buckets. One for MTFs, one for civilian care.

Tricare WILL follow suit with VSG coverage just like they did with the band several years ago when medicare finally picked up the band. Hopefully, we will find out if VSG will be covered out of the "civilian" budget by the fiscal year of 1 October 2012.

 Thats great to know. Just going by what they told me earlier this year. Thanks for the heads up.

I know they did here in 2009!  The very first ones approved at our site were medicare. 

 I might be mistaken, but it's Medicaid that is state run.  Medicare is federal.  I have Medicare and a med-advantage plan that covers whatever Medicare covers.

 that's what I thought but this surgeon said the state has to decide now???  Maybe he thinks I'm under medicaid??? I wouldn't doubt it LOL