State of GA no longer covering wls for employees 2012
this was posted on GA forum and I thought it was worthy of sharing
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It sounds like the state health plan for GA is going to discontinue coverage of bariatric surgery in 2012...
http://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2011/08/state-health-plan-l aunches-premium-kids/#more-12743
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It sounds like the state health plan for GA is going to discontinue coverage of bariatric surgery in 2012...
http://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2011/08/state-health-plan-l aunches-premium-kids/#more-12743
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This will happen more and more as health care changes take place. That is why in 2009 when this was in the fore front I was as proactive as possible. I tell folks on the boards who are riding the fence considering having surgery they better be careful because more and more plans will drop this benefit for cost saving measures. I too have state insurance through teacher retirement.
Doesn't surprise me. I think I saw something about NC medicaid changing their coverage policies about it also. The states are broke. who was it last year that stopped paying for some cancer treatments.
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What happened to the theory of wls reducing cost of health care for an individual in the long run? Seems to me they are going backwards not forward... I know a lot of insurance companies and state insurance makes it easier for birth control for cost saving measures as well too... For a country who prides itself on being a leader on many things...shame on that! I sure hope this does not go through.
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