Oregon Health Sciences

Greetings All I just got home from Portland. Attended OHSU mandatory WLS seminar. Found it to be very helpful. Just wanted to let all state employees that PEBB insurance will now cover OHSU as of April 1st. They just got their "Center of Excellence" -- for Medicare patients they are conditionally approved and just need the final approval for Center of Excellence. Right now, since they don't have Medicare coverage, they have surgery openings -- they stated that once the insurance is approved, the waiting time for surgery is about one month. Nancy

Thanks so much Nancy! Wish that medicaid would now cover the centers of excellence...then I'd have a chance! Woo hoo for you though! Jen M>

Nancy, Are you thinking of going to OHSU now? Great that your insurance will cover it. I am doing pretty good. Working on fluids, fluids, fluids. Hope to see you on the 24th at the support. I should be able to get there fine by then. Julia