Question:
can someone please advise me on a appeal with ins.....

i was just denied for surgery by ins. due to documentation submitted did not support medical necc...please advise on what additional info i would need..i submitted all med records which i have hypertension and weigh 375.    — AMY Q. (posted on June 13, 2002)

June 12, 2002
After going thru appeals, 3 of them and been denied I am appealing to the state to see what happens. I wish I had hired Walter Lindstrom the first time I was denied, ii I only would have known then all I know now I would not have taken on the insurance company on my own. Good luck!
   — Luisa H.

June 18, 2002
You need to document all of the diets you have tried and all of the health problems you have such as high blood pressure, sleep apnea, Acid Reflux, Joint problems, Diabetes, cholesterol, etc. If that doesn't work, then I would recommend hiring Walter Lindstrom at obesitylaw.com. I was denied by insurance even though I had BMI of 63 and 6 of the 7 comorbidities that the NIH says qualifies as medically necessary. Fight your insurance and ask them for more specific information or criteria that was the basis of your denial.
   — Dell H.