Question:
has anyone gotten insurance for the sake of having this surgery....if so, who did the

   — tylerswife (posted on April 7, 2001)

April 7, 2001
In my opinion, through reading many insurance comments on this and other sites, it seems that United Healthcare(HMO and PPO) approves quickly and overrides its own exclusion on a regular basis... especially when you go to a major center who does many of these procedures.
   — [Anonymous]

April 7, 2001
Rebecca, I originally had United Health Care, about 2 yrs ago I guess. I had started researching surgery and was well on my way, and decided to try once again on my own. I switched over to Kaiser. I obviously didn't succeed on my own and I started heavy research again. I had heard that with United Health Care, as long as it was medically "necessary" they would approve easily. So I switched back and true to their word, I have not had one problem at all. Surgery is set for April 28th. My consultation was March 6th. It only took about 2 days for them to approve once they had all of my information from the doctor. I have UHC select choice POS. I did't have to go through a primary care physician, I got to go straight into consultation with a $15 co pay and that was it. If this is a choice for you I would highly recommend it. Good Luck!
   — Kim B.