Hi there, It is my hubby that works there. He is in the Renton plant.  am just starting this month and was told by Regence that I have to do the Nine month Dr and dietitian.  Seems like a very Long time but I will do it. If you have any hints or tips on working with them that  would be so very much appreciated. Were they hard to work with? And eve more than all that....How are you? Are you doing well with all of this? I would love to hear everything! This is one of those things you feel kinda lonely doing. ~Diane

I just got approval for my surgery 100% covered on first atempt.

Biggest hurdle is your friend will need 6 months of medically supervised weight loss with a nationally recogonized program (they allowed weigh****chers for me).  These can't be regular appointments where they disucss weight, the appointments must be for the purpose of weight loss only. 

Other than that, they will need a psycological eval to make sure they are ready for the surgery and they will need to have some co-morbid diseases like high blood pressure, sleep apnea etc. 

You can call Regence and they will send you the details of what is required.   They sent it to me and then I started my 6 months of weight loss with my dr and then had to call back and get it all again and they sent it to me again no problem.

Best wishes.

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I have a update posted on my profile.  For those of you who haven't read my profile, I have had a long journey trying to get approval through medicaid.  I just want to put my story out there and let others know not to give up on there dream to be healthy and thin.  Don't give up on your life!  Please read my profile or my lastest post (dated ~1/24/2010~) for those of you who are following me. 
Thanks for your support.  You sure have mine in return!   


Hugs,  

Debbie

I had my lap-band surgery covered 100% by Regence Traditional, and my revision to RNY was 100% covered. I was approved on the first try with both surgeries. I had complications with my band, so maybe that helped.

I actually had bypass surgery using Boeing traditional in March 08. I know things have changed a little but I was covered 100%, I just had to pay 400.00 for the support groups. What Boeing do you work for? I work at the Auburn plant. I also want to find a support group since my bariatric unit shut down about 6 mths after my surgery.