Anyone have experience with Harvard Pilgrim PPO

I have seen a lot of posts about BCBS but none about Harvard Pilgrim.  I am wondering what experiences others have had with RNY approval if you meet the BMI of 40 requirement.  Trying to figure out what my turn around time will be.  

Hi!  I don't think I have the PPO plan at Harvard Pilgrim, but I do have Harvard Pilgrim.  I got approved pretty quickly for VSG, and I was sweating it because I thought I was iffy on hitting the requirements.  My official BMI, based on the surgeon's scale, was 39.7, and I have zero other health problems.  I do have a history of documented, supervised weight loss attempts, so I don't know if that helped.  I started the process on May 20th with my first appointment with the surgeon, and I'm having surgery on August 13th.  The lag time actually had nothing to do with insurance; it was just waiting for appointments to see the specialists. Some of them were pretty booked, so I had to wait for a month to get in.  I had my final consult with the surgeon on a Monday, which is when the office submitted my application to insurance, and I had a surgery date the next week.  My understanding is Harvard Pilgrim is notoriously fast with the turn around!

Good luck to you!

I had Harvard Pilgrim PPO, state employee plan. I had no problems, approval was very quick.