Question:
Where do I start? What sort of info do I need to gather for insurance?

I'm working at a place that has BC/BS insurance but I won't be eligible for it until June. I want to start getting everything ready now, but don't have a clue about what I will need for the insurance people. Can someone please give me a guideline to follow?    — Alisa Sheets (posted on March 4, 2005)

March 4, 2005
Gather medical records showing five years of morbid obesity or obesity with co-morbid conditions. Gather all proof of prior weight loss attempts that you can. Make a record of what type of diets or things you have tried to lose weight in the past. Call your insurance company and make sure they cover if medically necessary ask for the guidlines to be sent to you. Write an honest letter letting the insurance company know what it has like to be you trying to lose and how it feels ot be living in your body with your co-morbidities. Find a PCP who supports you! Hope that helped!
   — AimsMcB