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Old 06-10-2008, 08:22 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by frances View Post
If you were injured at work this sounds like it would be a worker's compensation claim rather than a private insurance claim. If you require fusion surgery (or whatever back procedure) in order to correct the injury obtained at work, and prior to THAT surgery the surgeons believe you need gastric bypass surgery to lose the weight, then you should be pursuing the WC insurance. Do you have an attorney for your WC case?

I would go that route first because that would seem to remove some of the private insurance obstacles you mention.

Good Luck
i spoke to my wc lawyer and she said that they are required to cover this procedure . i plan on calling another lawyer though and shopping this case around since i feel that this lawyer is doing nothing for me

****update****

I called workmans comp and was told that wls is not covered

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