Question:
How Does one get in contact with Walter Lynstrom,

I have read that this lawyer walter Lyndstrom is good at sueing insurance companies or at least scaring them into paying for this any info on him or some suggestions on how to get approved thru cigna would be appreciatted e mail me at [email protected] thanks jeff    — Jeffrey S. (posted on October 21, 1999)

October 21, 1999
Dear Jeff, Here is the info I have on Walter. Good luck Walter Lindstrom Jr. 3160 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 312 San Diego, CA 92108 Phone: (619)516-3939 Fax: (619)516-3938 email: [email protected] Carol Bax, RN
   — Carol B.

October 21, 1999
Jeff, I have the same address and phone numbers. You can go to his web site at www.obesitylaw.com I typed him an email telling him about my problem and he send me some info on his fees and etc... If you have any questions you can email me at [email protected] Email me anytime or IM me! If I can help, I would be glad to in anyway I can! Good Luck!
   — Stacy P.

October 21, 1999
Have you been denied by your insurance company??? Have you already taken all the steps you can to get it covered? If you had, then go ahead an get him to help you ... but if you haven't don't just throw away money needlessly, try for approval on your own through your doctor. If there's a specific exclusion, you would need a lot of documentation that someone made a mistake and told you it was covered. I just went through that (I happen to have a 13 year insurance background) and 5 different people including the medical reviewer told me it was covered, and only a matter of whether it would be paid, In Network or Out of Network because I had to go out of state for my surgery. The day before I was due to leave, my insurance company faxed me and told me they'd made a mistake, and that it wasn't covered at all, sorry for the inconvenience. I wrote them back that evening with a grievance letter siting each individual, name, date and time and what they said, indicating that this was covered. I told them they had 24 hours to reverse their decision and cover this procedure, or they'd be faced with a law suit immediately upon my return. I copied my attorney and the Insurance Commissioner in our state. The Insurance company had already precertified and everything was already arranged, and I'd been through hell personally in attempt to find a local surgeon, to no avail, plus my fiancee' had already blocked off a week of patients to be with me for my surgery, and itemized the monetary expense that had also been made already. They reversed their decision before the close of business that day, and covered it in network. Even though I had a very specific exclusion on my policy for any procedure and very specifically mentioning every type of weight loss surgery, I was able to get it covered, because 5 people gave me incorrect information, and I could prove it. Best wishes to you! Be proactive and work on your behalf, unless you've gone as far as you can without help!
   — Sherrie G.