who takes medicare/medicaid for the Bariatric/ lap band procedure in GA?
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If there is a justifiable medical need for the procedure, your medi-medi may cover at least a portion of it.  Determine whether you have Medicare part A or B.  You should contact both Medicare & Medicaid to find out which one covers what and how for how much.  They can guide you far better than I.  If all goes well, they should also be able to give you names & numbers of surgeons who accept medi-medi.
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Gastric Bypass and Lap Band Surgery(all types of bariatric surgery) is very cheap in India.There is one company that is very famous in India that arranges obesity surgery for foreigners in India.They are called the Forerunners Healthcare.I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories.I have also read that they arrange financing for international patients as obesity surgery is not covered by insurance or by the stinking NHS.\n\nThey also have photos pasted of their International patients.You can checkout their website.The cost savings are incredible.As a doctor i personally believe that your lobesity surgery can be easily handled in India as the quality of healthcare available here is simply best in the world.The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star .\n\nMy cousin got her gastric bypass done there and she is more than very happy with the results.She is all praise for this forerunners healthcare company.She paid just 30% of the cost what she was quoted in USA and it was like a wonderful vacation for her. she has alsready lost 35lbs in 5 months .hope this helps
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Check with Medicare regarding guidelines on this. They can help you.
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Try contacting the Fybromyalgia Network \n800-853-2929 Of what I understand they have a state by state listing.
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Better Business Bureau, State Board of Medicine, Amercian Medical Association, Local watchdogs if any
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Depends where you get it done.  Around $15-20,000.\nYou can get insurance to cover it, but it's a pain.  The Obesity Help website is great for a resource on all kinds of weight-loss surgery including finding a surgeon and getting your insurance to pay.
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Try Sec of State of Ga.org
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http://www.atlantaga.gov/
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Specify wich Georgia.
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You would probably go to the GA state government  or the GBI website and see if it can't be found there.  Or go to the specific county and look it up.  I live in Forsyth County, GA and we can go to this county and find out there.
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You need to get on medicare and medicade, Honey. Also, you might try posting on www.favorville.com. It's a site where people ask for and do favors for each other. Please apply for medicare if you need it. Also, if you need to go to the emergency room, they have to help you, insurance or not. God bless, and you're in my prayers.
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Stay away from the lap-band at all costs! I had the worst experience of my life with it. *My doctor said it has done permanent damage to my stomach and my surrounding organs!*\nI'm still suffering from abdominal pain and vomiting and I'm still losing weight even though the band has been removed. I keep getting pancreatitis for unknown reasons - and I never had a stomach problem before the surgery and I only had my band in for 7 months. Good news is I'm down to 170 but I wish I wasn't vomiting almost everything I ate and I wish my stomach didn't hurt everyday! \n\nDo the bypass if anything, I wish that I did it. And find a surgeon that knows what they are doing. Ask around your town to find out if other people have had the surgeries and who they have gone to and their experiences with the doctors.  \nAs for if the insurance covers it, I know the BCBS doesn't cover it anymore. The surgeon I had doesn't take Aetna or BCBS as of September 1st anymore. I don't know about Cigna. Most times you have to be 100 pounds overweight and have some problems like diabetes, hypertension and sleep apnea. Call your insurance company and find out.  \n\nDon't worry about what these fools on here say. Do what you need to do. I thought I was doing the right thing. I was 250 pounds and I knew that wasn't going to lose the weight any other way. I work and I pay into my insurance so why can't I use it? I also work at a hospital I know that some of the gastric bypass surgeons do take Cigna so there is a good chance that it is covered as long as you meet the requirements. Medicaid and Medicare also covers both surgeries. \nA good website that explains all the procedures and talks about the insurace is http://www.obesityhelp.com/\n\nGood luck!
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Im not sure where you are in the world but where I live they have the medicaid program which is available in almost every state in the continental U.S my wife was on it and my son is now they covered all of her necessary medical and his as well hopefully this info helps some please let me know i would appreciate it
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My brother had lap band and he loves it.  The only downsides he ever had was that breads and soft drinks gave him a world of hurting for a while.  Not that that's bad, it just aggrivated him.  He gave up soft drinks which is something he needed to do anyway, this just encouraged him and the breads issue eased up so that he can eat a healthy amount with no problem.  He wouldn't change it for the world.  As far as I know on the insurance you'll almost never get them to pay for it.  Sorry.
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No, liposuction is an elective surgery. Some insurances do cover gastric bypass, though, if you're morbidly obese.
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Gastric Bypass Surgery/gastrectomy/lapband (all types of weight loss /bariatric surgery) is very cheap and safe in India.There is one company that is very famous in India that arranges obesity surgery for foreigners in India.They are called the Forerunners Healthcare.I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories.\n\nI have also read that they arrange financing for american and canadian patients as obesity surgery is not covered by insurance.They also have photos pasted of their International patients.You can checkout their website.The cost savings are incredible.As a doctor i personally believe that your obesity surgery can be easily handled in India as the quality of healthcare available here is simply best in the world.The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.\n\nMy cousin got her obesity surgery in India through the forerunners healthcare .SHe is more than very happy with the results.She has lost 65lbs in 5 months.She just paid 25% of the amount she was quoted in USA and is all praise for this forerunners healthcare company.hope this helps \n\nSource(s):\nhttp://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
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First I want to say sorry I know what its like fighting with the insurance companies, Its heart breaking and stupid they would rather watch you die than see you well and happy I have done so much research on the lap band and know its the right thing, and your not having your guts torn apart like that other surgery. I am going to have the surgery on the 8th of Dec. Now you might call me crazy but as I said I have done my research but im going to Mexico to have it done its $8,000.00 and that includes everything hotel fills for the rest of your life but not the air fair (thank god I live in Arizona I can drive) It is safe!!! most people that come back to the US only have a few things to say!! It was great!! and Shame on the US hospitals and the insurance companies they were treated better there than any US hospital and they never added anymore to the cost for anything. If you would like to know more I would be glad to share or help point you in some of the research I have done. Just don't let this frustrate you into not going for the goals you  have...Good luck  Wantabe goingtabe bandster  bgaroo@yahoo.com