Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 I have made a few posts that never showed up, so don't know if this one will or not. Just spent at least an hour on this one site which listed information on insurance companies and who approved/denied wls and what the people had to go through. Most were for RNY, however, if you look hard enough you can find a few for DS. I think we need something similar at the DS site, listed in the same way. I specifically was looking for Ohio. http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/insurers2.phtml?State=OH " > Click here: www.ObesityHelp.com - Insurers, Agencies, Commissions I also found what is Aetna's policy on this where they specifically say they do not approve the DS quote:Aetna U.S. Healthcare does not cover ANY of the following procedures because the peer reviewed medical literature shows them to be either unsafe or inadequately studied: Loop gastric bypass Gastroplasty using staples to create a small pouch Duodenal switch operation Biliopancreatic bypass Laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding using the LAP - BAND http://www.aetnaushc.com/cpb/data/CPBA0157.html I hope this post shows up and I hope some of my posts about insurance are helpful to other members. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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