Re: Please - Has Anyone Here Been Successful Through Walter?

[Guest guest]

Dee,

I think I know which list and which post you are refering too. Here is

my reply to that post or one similar to it:

Walter was my advocate in my fight with the insurance company, and I

paid my flat fee for services. I was very happy with the outcome, and

basically Walter did what he said he would do. I was able to get my

company to pre-approve me for the DS, which is more difficult to get

approvals for.

I will not comment on the content of this post, as I do not know any

details. I am not trying to defend Walter or to say that your concerns

are not valid. I would like to perhaps bring to light that there is

only one lawyer (that I have ever heard), that provides this type of

service and he provides this service for a flat fee, which in my

opinion, is reasonable for legal work and affordable to most people.

Because of this he probably has an extremely busy practice with clients

from all over the US, and is most likely up to his ears in work. I am

only thinking this because of my experience with him. I know he is

involved in lobbing congress for changes in health insurance to benefit

all obese people, and he is involved in Shape up America and the

National Institute of Health (NIH), to change the guidelines for

surgery and one of the changes to recommend the DS as a effective

surgery for weight loss (so the insurance companies can no longer say

that it is experimental or investigational). So this adds up to one

very busy person. Just my .02.

> Cross-posting.

>

> Has anyone here had an appeal done with Walter, our

> obesity attorney? If so, what was the outcome?

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for replying. I was so shocked at what I

read and had to ask around. I'd heard so many good

things about Walter but really couldn't remember

anyone actually saying they won an appeal with Walter.

Thanks,

dee

--- editorking@... wrote:

> Dee,

>

> I think I know which list and which post you are

> refering too. Here is

> my reply to that post or one similar to it:

>

>

>

>

> Walter was my advocate in my fight with the

> insurance company, and I

> paid my flat fee for services. I was very happy

> with the outcome, and

> basically Walter did what he said he would do. I

> was able to get my

> company to pre-approve me for the DS, which is more

> difficult to get

> approvals for.

>

> I will not comment on the content of this post, as I

> do not know any

> details. I am not trying to defend Walter or to say

> that your concerns

> are not valid. I would like to perhaps bring to

> light that there is

> only one lawyer (that I have ever heard), that

> provides this type of

> service and he provides this service for a flat fee,

> which in my

> opinion, is reasonable for legal work and affordable

> to most people.

> Because of this he probably has an extremely busy

> practice with clients

> from all over the US, and is most likely up to his

> ears in work. I am

> only thinking this because of my experience with

> him. I know he is

> involved in lobbing congress for changes in health

> insurance to benefit

> all obese people, and he is involved in Shape up

> America and the

> National Institute of Health (NIH), to change the

> guidelines for

> surgery and one of the changes to recommend the DS

> as a effective

> surgery for weight loss (so the insurance companies

> can no longer say

> that it is experimental or investigational). So

> this adds up to one

> very busy person. Just my .02.

>

>

>

>

> > Cross-posting.

> >

> > Has anyone here had an appeal done with Walter,

> our

> > obesity attorney? If so, what was the outcome?

> >

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Dee- My experience with Walter was similar to yours. I e-mailed him and

never got a response. My friend is in need of an attorney and I passed the

info about him to her but that was my experience. I hope others did better.

Ellen(Pam

[Guest guest]

Dear Dee,

I am a credentialed Insurance mediator and have helped many with approval.

Email me privatly and I will help you with anything I can.

truelyus@.... I have met with Walter in person and I feel he does what

he can as fast as he can but he is truly very over-loaded with cases. I am

studying to do the same thing but am glad I am able to help as a mediator

while in law school. I actually find at times I am able to help more as a

mediator!

Deanna

300lbs bmi 50 day of surgery 02-15-01

181lbs. bmi 29 as I sit here now!

(no longer obese.....simply over-weight!)

THANKS GOD !!!! http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/Deanna/deanna.html

Please - Has Anyone Here Been Successful Through

Walter?

> Cross-posting.

>

> Has anyone here had an appeal done with Walter, our

> obesity attorney? If so, what was the outcome?

>

> An email came from a list that said he was basically

> useless... took money and then took his time in

> filing, including someone who's been waiting for their

> appeal to be filed since July. I sent an email to

> Walter two days ago. Haven't heard from him yet and

> now I'm really worried.

>

> I'd love to hear from people who have hired Walter and

> their results.

>

> Thanks so much!

>

> =====

> Dee

> Waiting for Ins. Co. Approval

> 313/Want to be 165

>

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