Question:
medicaid in colorado

Im looking for a doctor who will accept medicaid in Colorado Two of my doctors here are willing to write me any kind of letter i need They are concern with my health And the weight has alot to do with my bad health So Please help in any way you can anyone. Lydia Aragon    — lydia M. (posted on June 15, 2002)

June 15, 2002
I did a little research on this site for you. There is a great page called "find a doc". If you follow the links you will get a listing of surgeons in CO. I then clicked on each name and searched the insurance listings for them individually. I found 2 doctors that have accepted medicaid as payment. The first is Dr. Richard Tillquist in Englewood and Dr. Otteman in Ft. Collins. I know very little about the geography of your state. However, if it means getting it covered, then you may have to travel. If you want more info about these 2 doctors then go to this page http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/showdocs.phtml?State=CO and click on each name (in blue) individually. You will then have access to insurance information and members comments with links to their profiles and e-mail addresses. You can also get these surgeons' phone numbers and locations. (One of the members' that had surgery lives in WY (with Wyoming medicaid but had her surgery with a CO doc). You may also check neighboring states by going to the "find a doc" link at the top of any page and checking for the specific state's doctor list, then checking each do individually to see if they have had medicaid pay for surgery. Hope this helps. Shelley
   — Shelley.

June 15, 2002
I wanted to comment on Dr. Otteman of Ft Collins. He was not my surgeon as I found a local doc, but my family doctor highly recommends him. He says that Dr. Otteman has been in this business forever and is very competent. Unfortunately, when I was referred Dr. Otteman also had a very long waiting list.
   — Caddy W.

June 15, 2002
Hi Lydia, the best thing to do is to call the offices, and ask. Dr. Otteman (Fort Collins) may be a great surgeon, but when I called to get my first consult I was put on a 4 month waiting list judt for the initial appointment, then she told me after that it would be almost 18 weeks to schedule the surgery . And I was told by his office that he only does open. Well needless to say I wanted this surgery done sooner then that, so I went to Dr. Tillquist (Englewood), saw him within a week of calling, had surgery 6 weeks later, and had it done LAP. The man is an awesome surgeon. Look up on the link Find A Doc, call his office and ask to speak with Eilleen, she will let you know if they accept Medicaid and if they do she will help you get the process rollng. Good luck to you!
   — Carey N.