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Originally Posted by PATTYMCKEAN6
HI I AM NEW TO THIS AND I AM TRYING TO FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO QUALIFY FOR WLS WITH MEDICARE? I HAVE THE BMI AND SEVERE ASTHMA AND HAVE BEEN APROX WEIGHT FOR 5+ YEARS, I HAVE DONE WEIGHT WATCHERS AND ATKINS WITH NO LUCK. I WENT TO A SEMINAR LAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEY SAID THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO PROVE WEIGHT LOSS ATTEMPTS WITH MEDICARE BUT I KEEP HEARING(READING) CONFLICTING THINGS. PLEASE HELP.
THANKS,
PATTYMCKEAN6  |
Hi Patty-
I actually work for Medicare (11 years now) and there is no 6 month diet or anything like that. The one requirement is that you have to be 100 pounds overweight. Thats about it! If you have further questions on Medicare you can always pm me!
Good luck!
Julie