Question:
Does the insurances companies accept a low calorie supervised diet , or do you need

to have a prescribe pill?    — brandy H. (posted on May 8, 2002)

May 8, 2002
Hi! My insurance company is accepting a medically supervised diet consisting of my being on a low calorie diet with monthly weight checks with my doctor..I know of several other people who are having to do this requirement as well and they have a variety of different insurances.I'm pretty sure that most, if not all do accept this, as alot of people cannot take diet pills for health reasons.
   — jennifer A.

May 9, 2002
Like all questions about insurance, it depends on your insurance. However, I don't remember more than one or two people saying they actually had to be on any kind of diet pills. Usually if you have to have records of physician-supervised weight loss, they're looking for records from your doctor that you came in once every month or so to weigh in and that your doctor counseled you about going on a diet.
   — garw