Question:
I cannot find if Medicaid covers this surgery, does anyone know ? I

I am mostly interested in gastric bypass, but will take the lapband if that is all the insurance will cover...    — Phford (posted on June 15, 2009)

June 15, 2009
i live in delaware and have medicaid they paid for my gastric by pass i had no problem getting approved. my surgeons office did all the work for me. check with your dr.
   — gogirl1960

June 15, 2009
Medicare is paying for 80% - my surgery is next week. my secondary is paying for most of the rest.
   — remfl2

June 15, 2009
Hi, YES, it does here in Florida. I had to check with MEDICAID here first, see what all the pre-reqs were and do them all. For me, it was 1yr of Dr charted weightloss visits(means a DR visit every 30days) it didnt matter that I did or did NOT loose weight,just be well documented in DR's note so they(your DR can fill out paper work) then, had to see a Bariatric surg. did that and he had several things he wanted done..did ALL those check ups..sleep apnea,cariac, gastric look down to stomach,mental eval. Did everything and then my surg. requested surg approval from Medicaid..that came aweek later and had surg. a few weeks later. ALL went well I'm almost 1yr out and doing well! My surg.was/is FANTASTIC! Just remember to keep copies of ALL your paper work and keep it in order. Be happy to help you in anyway you need! SEE YOU ON LOSERS BENCH!
   — tootsie52

June 15, 2009
in New York they cover the surgery as long as it's medical necessary
   — jminer410

June 15, 2009
Idaho's does but it takes a while i am going through the process now.
   — LWeyerts

June 15, 2009
I know several people in Ga. that had WLS that had Medicaid pay for it.
   — lesleigh07

June 15, 2009
Medicaid covers the surgeies as 3 ago i had Lap -band Surgery and Both Medicare and Meicaid covered My Surgery and I have lost 27 lbs so far your weight does come off slow and it is better to lose weight slow then fast .Even loseing like 20 lbs for Me help me go from 38 units of insulin to 35 units and I feel wonderful and i am 68 years old . I don't know were you live but I Live in Illinois .
   — Ruth Rowe

June 16, 2009
I live in NJ and they (Medicaid) paid for my VSG in full. I did need 6 months supervised weight loss history but they did cover the surgery in full.
   — chell1957

June 23, 2009
I live in Pennsylvania and had the RNY done April 20th. I have medicare and medicaid, they paid for everything, I didn't pay a cent. They will cover it, I just had to go through a 6 month diet that was being documented by the doctor and had to have numerous tests done. It took about 10 months from start to surgery, but it was worth the wait.
   — wennybuck

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