Guest guest Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Does anyone know what the diet requirements are for a Medicare patient to be approved for Bariatric Surgery? Thanks, Cheryl Frushour,RD,LDN,CNSC Cheryl.Frushour@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Medicare requires a letter of medical necessity from their family doctor, but if they also have medical assistance that requires a 6 month pre-op diet, nutrition evaluation, and psychological evaluation. Ashlee , RD, LDNPinnacleHealth Weight Loss Center On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Cheryl Frushour <cheryl.frushour@...> wrote: Does anyone know what the diet requirements are for a Medicare patient to be approved for Bariatric Surgery? Thanks, Cheryl Frushour,RD,LDN,CNSC Cheryl.Frushour@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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