WLS Lifestyles Magazine - Weight Loss Surgery Insurance 2010-02-07T21:25:44Z urn:uuid:60a76c80-d399-11d9-b93C-0003939e0af6 CoalEngine CoalSpeak Having Bariatric Surgery Covered Based on Medical Evidence urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2010-02-07T21:25:44Z Having Bariatric Surgery Covered Based on Medical Evidence By: Lori Sperling Nevins, MSW, LCSW Category: Weight Loss Surgery With insight from Dr. Mitchell Roslin.   For unlimited access to all magazine articles online, (click here to order) Does Your Insurance Carrier Have An Exclusion In Your Policy For Bariatric Surgery? urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2008-02-27T01:21:31Z Does Your Insurance Carrier Have An Exclusion In Your Policy For Bariatric Surgery? By: Ellen Bell, RMA Category: Weight Loss Surgery BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Check your insurance policy frequently avoiding weight loss surgery denial due to an exclusion or non-coverage policy change. Exhaust all surgery options before throwing in the towel and never, never give up. Usually there are other possibilities to consider before tossing all hope away of ever having bariatric surgery.   For unlimited access to all magazine articles online, (click here to order) The Biggest Hurdle: Medically Supervised Diet Documentation urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2007-10-25T21:37:03Z The Biggest Hurdle: Medically Supervised Diet Documentation (Pre-Op) By: Ellen Bell, RMA Category: Weight Loss Surgery BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Insurance expert Ellen Bell, once again imparts her insurance knowledge, explaining the importance of medically supervised diet documentation. Walk through this process with your primary care physician, and together you can conquer the documentation hurdle.   For unlimited access to all magazine articles online, (click here to order) Your Primary Care Physician and the Letter of Medical Necessity: Absolutes for Your Insurance Approval urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2007-10-24T01:42:40Z Your Primary Care Physician and the Letter of Medical Necessity: Absolutes for Your Insurance Approval By: Ellen Bell, RMA Category: Weight Loss Surgery BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: After all non-surgical weight loss efforts have been unsuccessful, many patients consider weight loss surgery. Ellen Bell continues her inquiry into insurance practices and procedures relating to bariatric surgery approval. Before preparing patients to meet the demands of surgery, primary care physicians and specialists must also be familiar with properly completing the necessary documents for insurance approval which often requires meeting specific criteria.   For unlimited access to all magazine articles online, (click here to order) Insurance Q&A urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2007-10-21T19:04:25Z Insurance Q&A By: By: Stacey Posner, Esquire Category: Weight Loss Surgery BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Attorney Stacy Posner answers specific weight loss surgery insurance questions related to reconstructive surgery.   For unlimited access to all magazine articles online, (click here to order) Jumping the Insurance Hoops urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2007-10-21T16:39:49Z Jumping the Insurance Hoops By: Ellen Bell, RMA Category: Weight Loss Surgery BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Insurance specialist Ellen Bell gives a lesson about insurance carriers and how to avoid beaurocratic red tape concerning weight loss surgery approval.   For unlimited access to all magazine articles online, (click here to order) Insurance Q&A urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2007-10-20T19:31:31Z Insurance Q&A By: By: Stacey Posner, Esquire Category: Weight Loss Surgery BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Post-op bariatric and reconstructive surgery patient, Attorney Stacy Posner, answers your weight loss surgery insurance related questions.   For unlimited access to all magazine articles online, (click here to order) Navigating the Insurance Game urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2007-10-20T16:47:10Z Navigating the Insurance Game By: By: Stacey Posner, Esquire Category: Weight Loss Surgery BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Don’t go away mad, just go away is the hope of your insurance company when it comes to approving bariatric surgery. Not cost-effective enough and writing policies no one understands is just a couple of the ways the insurance companies hope to discourage/distract patients. Following the rules of the insurance “game,” attorney and weight loss surgery patient Stacy Posner, has won approval for herself and others. She offers “lay people” some guidelines when dealing with their insurance company.   For unlimited access to all magazine articles online, (click here to order) Insurance Q & A urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2007-10-16T23:45:24Z Insurance Q & A By: Walter Lindstrom, Jr., Esq. Category: Weight Loss Surgery BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Attorney Walter Lindstrom assesses the options to a difficult but common, insurance question.   For unlimited access to all magazine articles online, (click here to order) Insurance Q & A urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a 2007-10-16T22:48:02Z Insurance Q & A By: Walter Lindstrom, Jr., Esq. Category: Weight Loss Surgery BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Attorney Walter Lindstrom, answers weight loss surgery questions pertaining to: easing the insurance approval process & Lap-Band safety and effectiveness.   For unlimited access to all magazine articles online, (click here to order)