Question:
Has any one had any luck with Aetna US healthcare

I have Aetna US health care with canada dry potomac And have no major health problewms what are my chances of getting approved    — Jeffrey S. (posted on November 17, 1999)

November 17, 1999
I have AETNA insurance, and I got approved for the surgery. But I had some major health problems-diabetes, high blood pressure. It was still a fight to get approved, but I got the approval.
   — Krista C.

November 18, 1999
Go to word search on the home page and type in AETNA. Several people have been approved with it. I have AETNA US Healthcare and am waiting on a decision.
   — Jen L.

November 18, 1999
Yep!!! I have Aetna US Healthcare-HMO. NO problems. I am in Northern Virginia and I went in for one consultation with my doctor about 6 weeks later I received a call saying that I had been approved. I NEVER even had to go to another office visit or anything. My plan offers coverage for morbid obesity and I was conscious of this before I selected it, eventhough I had only briefly considered having the operation. I have had a wonderful experience with them, and now something that was just a distant fantasy is becoming a dream come true.
   — Stacy G.

November 18, 1999
I have Aetna Healthcare POS. I was approved th
   — Peggy G.

November 20, 1999
I have US Healthcare HMO and was approved in 4 days! Good luck to you!
   — Marjie W.

February 5, 2000
I actually tried to go to a surgeon who was out of network. She had left Aetna's network, but I didn;t know it... so I went to the visit and was surprised at how little diet history one had to provide. In the end, Aetna turned it down on the basis that the Doctor was out of network, but they gladly referred me to an in net doc. I met that staff one week later (they had a cancellation) and was thrilled with the whole approach they took. I did notice that though I was in "good" health, it was helpful to list out the provious trouble I had in health, and let them connect the dots, so to speak... insofar as it applied to my obesity. (eg. I had high cholesterol but so does my 100lb grandmother. I had asthema as a thin person, but still have it. I did, however, experience tremendous crippling back pain -- which was likely weight related). I would approach it like that, if you feel that you are very very healthy and obese. I'm failry sure that otherwise, the surgery is considered cosmetic. There is no way, it would be approved in such a case. - L.
   — lisadiehl

February 5, 2000
P.S. I was approved within ten days.
   — lisadiehl

February 6, 2000
I have Aetna US Healthcare-Federal HMO and was approved in ONE day! I had Open RNY with Dr. Goodman in New York on October 15, 1999. Since then I have lost 60 pounds. Good Luck.
   — L B.