Is Cigna making it even harder to quality for bariatric surgery?

I am in the process of completing the 6 month requirement to visit a dietician/nutritionist for approval from Cigna PPO. I am in month 5, and during my recent visit to my nutritionist, she said that she heard a rumor that Cigna is making it more difficult to get approval for bariatric surgery, saying that they are considering it an "elective" surgery. Has anyone heard anything about this? I'm not sure if she was telling me this to break my spirit (she always tells me that she's not trying to talk me out of having the surgery, but, I think that she is...) or if it is really true. At any rate, if anyone out there knows anything, please let me know.

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