Yes Colorado Medicaid will cover the lap band surgery. I called Medicaid a few days ago to ask the same question I was told they will cover the whole thing as long as your doctor states it's medically necessary and the first step is to have your doctor send them the forms and then you have to wait and see if they will approve it or not .Good luck hope this answers you question.
This does not generally cover lap band surgery. This is not a medically necessary surgery so it is not covered.
You should contact a provider about this. A provider who accepts Medicaid will know whether this procedure is covered.
If you are considered to have morbid obesity or end-stage renal disease Medicare/Medicaid may pay the full or partial cost of the Lap Band surgery.
No, they only cover sexual heath.
yes but they only have two specific drs that do the surgery
Yes, Medicare will pay for lap-band surgery for individuals who have a BMI (body mass index) greater than 35. This website offers procedural information as well as hospital location and a link to the forms that will be needed to start the process. http://www.lapbandsurgery.net/medicare-medicaid-lapband.html
Medicaid does not cover obesity, and under Medicare, hospital and physician services for obesity are clearly excluded. Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance to qualified individuals whose income level is below a certain point. Recipients of Medicaid are primarily women and children who are poor and members of minority groups. Given the high prevalence of obesity among those populations, it could be presumed that many Medicaid recipients are likely to have obesity. Medicare provides health insurance coverage to elderly citizens and disabled Americans who qualify by meeting criteria of the Social Security Administration (SSA) and completing a two-year waiting period. i do not know if medicaid covers the lap band surgery however it does cover gastric bypass surgery ive had gastric bypass surgery over 4years ago and medicaid did cover alought i did have breathing problems due to weight call you local office and ask for the info directly for ny 18005055678 that answer before made no sense!!!!!love yourself do research and ask othersMedicare Part A does cover Obesity Bariatric Surgery but for specifics you need to contact your states medicare office because coverage can vary from state to state. Note: Medicare Part B is doctor's coverage. Medicare Part A(hospital coverage) doesn't have specific coverage on the subject but it does cover certain costs related to staying in the hospital for any reason. (Added 09/07/10)
I was wondering if my husband's insurance covers the lap band surgery for me. thanks
This network does not choose to cover LAP band surgeries. This is considered a cosmetic surgery and is not covered.
They do cover this surgery but after meeting many requirments such as medically supervised diets and some other things
This will completely depend upon the type of plan that you have. If it is medically necessary, most of them will cover it.
I had gastric by-pass and it was covered. I had a co-worker that had the lap band and it was also covered.