Question:
IS there anyone who has KY medicaid, that has to exercise?
i was told that i was ok for wls. but have to go through 3mos of exercise program at $200 fee before surgery, and 3m0s after,I'm already during the 6mos diet with 3mos to go, so whats up? — peace (posted on March 2, 2006)
March 2, 2006
Im in Western Ky. I have medicaid and I wasnt required to exercise... only
do the 6 months pre-op. Im near Paducah Ky.
Good Luck!
— Flo
March 2, 2006
most of the insurance companies are now making it mandatory for those
having WLS to go through a diet program before surgery. I think there
thinking is if you are serious enough to have surgery then you will make
an effort to lose weight before. A lot of people now days think this
surgery is a quick fix to lose weight, and it is not. I know of a number
of insurance companies that require 6 months supervised diets, and Weight
Watchers and the rest of the weight loss groups are not groups that count
for 6 months of supervised diets. it has to be your PCP
— Steve Cohen
March 2, 2006
NO,i don't think that its a quick fixs, my reason for wanting wls is is
just as medically necessary as your. or more,and like i said, i'm already
into the supervised diet just wanted to know if about the exercise,and no
my pcp did not order it, she referred me.
— peace
March 2, 2006
ps.she referred me to wls. this was someone else. for me to go to a place
that is not connected with wls, thats why i posted this question. to see if
anyone else has done the same in KY, for every state medicaid and medicare
there is a differance
— peace
March 3, 2006
Hi, I had my surgery on 04-25-05 and Ky medicaid covered it. I am so very
thankful for that. I was approved after the first attempt. I used my
doctors reports from 1970 until now. I have been on doctor supervised
diets all my life and every time I went to the doctor I was told to lose
weight. I used those records plus W.W. records that I had kept like the
weigh in books. Before surgery I was diabetic for 2 years and also using
the cpap machine. I no longer am diabetic nor do I have to use the cpap
machine. I still am on high blood pressure medicine and cholesterol
medicine. I also take Wellbuttrin XL 300. Good luck on your weight loss
journey. Keep the faith that it WILL happen and it will. This surgery has
saved my life and totally changed my life for the better. I am so thankful
that I was able to have it done. Good luck to you and take care. Judy
— Judy 52
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