Question:
Is there anyone that can help me with receiving a denial from my insurance company r

regarding not having a medically supervised weight loss plan with a doctor in the last two years..i have been overweight for all my life and have done numerous diets..countless one...anyone with any advice please let me know...i am going to appeal but need help!!!!!!!!!!!!    — Debbie D. (posted on October 11, 2002)

October 11, 2002
My insurance company had told my doctor that I was going to be denied unless I furnished proof of physician supervised weight loss attempts in the past two years. (I have been overweight most of my life, too.) I had only one short supervised attempt in the last two years which was not considered enough. However, I sumitted a list of every diet I had been on in the past six years. This included supervised and non-supervised - everything from medications to nutrisystem to slim-fast and everything else in between. I specifically explained to the insurance company that I had been on many medications over the last decade and none of them worked, and I had no intention of being forced to take the non-working medication again just for the sake of having a supervised weight loss attempt. They accepted that, and I was approved. I also submitted copies of prescriptions, medical records, etc., showing that I had been obese for many years. It's a pain in the rear to gather all of the information, but it is worth it. Good luck, don't give up!
   — lezawomack

October 11, 2002
WHAT INSURANCE DO YOU HAVE? I HAVE AETNA PPO OPEN CHOICE, THEY HAVE HAD MY INFO FOR 2 WEEKS AND ARE ASKING FOR A DR. SUPERVISED DIET! WHICH I DONT HAVE CAUSE I HAD NOT BEEN TO A DR. IN YEARS! IF I GET A DENIAL I AM HIRING OBESITY LAWYER WALTER LINDSTROM, A FRIEND SHO DIDNT HAVE A DR.'S DIET WON WHEN SHE HIRED HIM FOR $450.00 THAT WOULD BE WORTH IT! GOOD LUCK! CYNDI
   — CYNDI B.