Will medicare and medi-cal (medicaid) cover weight loss surgery or treatments for the very obese?
Saturday, January 30th, 2010 at
1:58 pm
I'm very obese BMI of 39, will my insurance medi-cal (medicaid) and medicare cover weight loss surgeries or any treatments?
If so would I qualify?
Tagged with: bmi • insurance • medicaid • medicare • weight loss surgeries
Filed under: Weight Loss Surgery
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U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson announced on July 15 that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would remove from its Medicare coverage manual language saying obesity is not an illness – but a lifestyle. This is because of people medical claim for stomach surgeries and diet treatment.