= HAVING MASS HEALTH INSURANCE

has any one had dr jiser from lowell general hosp? is there program good?? AND HAS ANY ONE HAD THE MASS HEALTH INSURANCE AND HOW WAS THE INSURANCE TO GET AN APPROVAL?

You have a few responses to your previous post about Dr. Jiser.  The program is great and a lot of people have MassHealth.

ya i know thank you! but i am new to mass and i do not know how the mass health works!!?? i moved her about 6 months ago ! do you have mass health ? what are there pro approval guidelines? do you have to lose wieght first?

MassHealth doesn't really have their own guidelines ....everything you do with Dr. Jiser and the program are the programs guidelines. They do require you lose 5% of your body weight - again, that's not the insurance, that's the surgeons telling you to do this. They will also send you off for testing - chest xray, ultrasound, EKG, endoscopy, and a sleep apnea test if they think you need it. You also need to have a psych evaluation, see the dietitian, and attend classes and support groups. This is all pretty common stuff with most surgeons all over the country. I have heard of insurances requiring a 6 months supervised diet but MassHealth isn't one of them.