Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 I am two and half months postop now but I've been hearing about Blue Cross (my insurance co.) dropping wls too. In fact, I went to wls support group meeting where some of the people were talking about how their doctors were pushing harder on them to lose weight compared to their nutrionists. The doctors wanted them to keep calories at a minimum so they'd lose at least 5 pounds a week but the nutrionists were telling them to gradually increase their calories to around 800 calories so they would have better nutrition. The nutrionists were saying we should be happy to lose 2- 4 lbs a week and we are making progress with any loss, better to lose it safely, etc. Anyways, a couple people at the meeting said that their doctors were worried about the insurance companies cancelling the coverage and then that would cut back dramatically on the drs income, etc. Scary, huh. If anyone finds out more about the ins. companies dropping wls please post it. Thanks, Bridget Northam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 I am two and half months postop now but I've been hearing about Blue Cross (my insurance co.) dropping wls too. In fact, I went to wls support group meeting where some of the people were talking about how their doctors were pushing harder on them to lose weight compared to their nutrionists. The doctors wanted them to keep calories at a minimum so they'd lose at least 5 pounds a week but the nutrionists were telling them to gradually increase their calories to around 800 calories so they would have better nutrition. The nutrionists were saying we should be happy to lose 2- 4 lbs a week and we are making progress with any loss, better to lose it safely, etc. Anyways, a couple people at the meeting said that their doctors were worried about the insurance companies cancelling the coverage and then that would cut back dramatically on the drs income, etc. Scary, huh. If anyone finds out more about the ins. companies dropping wls please post it. Thanks, Bridget Northam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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