80 BMI CARESOURCE WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY APPROVAL ODDS

mystyleangels
on 5/24/17 5:56 pm - COLUMBUS, OH

HI I AM INTERESTED IN GETTING WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, IM 498 AND I HAVE MEDICAID CARESOURCE, WILL THEY APPROVE SURGERY? DO I HAVE TO DO THE 9 MONTH SUPERVISED DIET? PLEASE HELP

Buckeyes2017
on 7/21/17 11:01 am
DS on 10/18/93

Caresource does pay for Bariatric Surgery, just like the other Medicaid plans. But you will have to follow a supervised diet for quite a while, have a psychiatric exam, meet with a nutritionist/dietician, and probably attend WLS support groups. Talk to your PCP about sending over a referral, if you have any heart conditions you will probably need your Cardiologist to sign off. OSU, Mt.Carmel, and Riverside all have Bariatric Surgeons. I know OSU takes Medicaid. Probably the other 2 also. Good Luck.

missljb
on 4/21/18 1:54 pm

I too have CareSource and I struggle with this. You have to do the 9 month supervised diet in order to be approved for the surgery. Thing is, I can't work because of my weight but am continually denied disability benefits. So, I can't receive SNAP benefits. All in all, this means I cannot afford foods I would need to maintain the diet. If you don't stick to the diet, you are denied. Basically, they all want poor fat people to die.

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