6 Months Of medically supervised diet......

Has anyone been approved by insurance companie(s) without having 6 months of medically supervised diet? Does it have to be 6 months consecutively?

Check with your insurance compnay. I have Aetna and they require 6 months of documented phys supervised diet and exercise, must have been with the last 2 years and at least 3 months of it MUST be right before surgery. Or they will accept a multi-disiplinary surgical preparatory regimen done by the surgeon. irene

What is a multi-disiplinary surgical preparatory regimen? My surgeons office called for pre-auth for the surgry and were told I need 6 mos of med suprervised diet PLUS a 2nd medicaly supervised diet program w/in the past 5 yrs!!!! And I need clearane from psych and nutritionalist, which I am scheduled for. This whole process is very frustrating!! Why can't these insurance companies just see that I am FAT, UNHEALTHY and MISERABLE and approve the surgery...lol

Hi Irene..I also like to know what a multi-disciplinary surgical preparatorpy regimen is? Thanks for your help.. Christine