Connie in Wetumpka and in Montgomery...

[Guest guest]

Connie,

I am out of town until the new year, but I am almost seven months post op and

have lost 80+ pounds. Call me if you need help with BC/BS of AL. From memory,

you will need to send the following to gain approval:

1. Letter of medical necessity from Dr R.

2. A letter of medical necessity from your PCP (I will show you mine)

3. A letter from you detailing how obesity affects your quality of living

(see mine)

Make it real sappy...draw tears if you can.

4. A DETAILED diet history going back at least five years. (Embellish if

necessary)

They need PROOF of one physician supervised in the past two years.

(Meridia,

phen-fen, Zenical, Opti-fast, etc)

5. Medical records from your PCP showing you have been twice ideal weight for

at least two years.

6. Results from nutritional consult. (new requirement)

Send all of this together or they will deny you until they get it all. And

they will not advise you of what they need. I have the name and address of

the physician who makes the final decision. But, I am not at home now. Dinah

Boatwright has the name to. Email her, she can help to.

le

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much le... I do appreciate this and look forward to

talking to you when you get back..

Connie

Connie in Wetumpka and in Montgomery...

> Connie,

>

> I am out of town until the new year, but I am almost seven months post op

and

> have lost 80+ pounds. Call me if you need help with BC/BS of AL. From

memory,

> you will need to send the following to gain approval:

>

> 1. Letter of medical necessity from Dr R.

> 2. A letter of medical necessity from your PCP (I will show you mine)

> 3. A letter from you detailing how obesity affects your quality of living

> (see mine)

> Make it real sappy...draw tears if you can.

> 4. A DETAILED diet history going back at least five years. (Embellish if

> necessary)

> They need PROOF of one physician supervised in the past two years.

> (Meridia,

> phen-fen, Zenical, Opti-fast, etc)

> 5. Medical records from your PCP showing you have been twice ideal weight

for

> at least two years.

> 6. Results from nutritional consult. (new requirement)

>

> Send all of this together or they will deny you until they get it all. And

> they will not advise you of what they need. I have the name and address of

> the physician who makes the final decision. But, I am not at home now.

Dinah

> Boatwright has the name to. Email her, she can help to.

>

> le

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

le,

Thanks so much, I am so proud of your weight loss, you are getting

skinnier by the day!!! Thanks for the information, we really needed it.

I am looking forward to seeing your letter!!

Thanks,

keep on losing that weight.

Merry Christmas!!

On Fri, 22 Dec 2000 09:56:31 EST CuteAKA2nv@... writes:

> Connie,

>

> I am out of town until the new year, but I am almost seven months

> post op and

> have lost 80+ pounds. Call me if you need help with BC/BS of AL.

> From memory,

> you will need to send the following to gain approval:

>

> 1. Letter of medical necessity from Dr R.

> 2. A letter of medical necessity from your PCP (I will show you

> mine)

> 3. A letter from you detailing how obesity affects your quality of

> living

> (see mine)

> Make it real sappy...draw tears if you can.

> 4. A DETAILED diet history going back at least five years.

> (Embellish if

> necessary)

> They need PROOF of one physician supervised in the past two

> years.

> (Meridia,

> phen-fen, Zenical, Opti-fast, etc)

> 5. Medical records from your PCP showing you have been twice ideal

> weight for

> at least two years.

> 6. Results from nutritional consult. (new requirement)

>

> Send all of this together or they will deny you until they get it

> all. And

> they will not advise you of what they need. I have the name and

> address of

> the physician who makes the final decision. But, I am not at home

> now. Dinah

> Boatwright has the name to. Email her, she can help to.

>

> le

>

>

>