Question:
BCBS Approval??

Hi everyone - has anybody had BCBS approve for a person with BMI of 39.5 with severe hypertension? Do I need to add a few more lbs. to qualify when I am this close???? Any comments greatly appreciated! Thanks!!    — Kerry R. (posted on November 24, 2002)

November 24, 2002
hi there kerry, i have bcbs, my bmi was high though. you have a co morbity which would be in your favor, i know of a few that have put on some extra pounds to assure they got approved. i want to wish you the best of luck and hope everything goes in your favor. i would talk to the surgeon and see if he thinks you could get approved at a bmi of 39, if not, hmmmm.... before having to gain excess lbs, try concealing some heavy ankle weights!! :) best of luck to you.
   — carrie M.

November 24, 2002
BCBS is different in every state. You'd probably have a better chance for approval if you weighed a few more pounds to get your BMI up to 40, but you could be approved by your insurer with your co-morbidity. It's a crap shoot. Good luck.
   — Arlene S.

November 25, 2002
I'll bet you can take care of those few pounds you're lacking over Thanksgiving. BCBS is a good insurance, although it has so many differences in policies, I'd get myself up that half-point just to be safe.
   — cddgo