Context and poor writing
I worked in the health insurance field for about 15 years before coming to the federal government 10 years ago where I'm one of the people overseeing the Medicaid program. I've read a lot of policy & proceedures in my time, and more State (Medicaid) Plans than I care to. It's possible they DID mean you absolutely have to do these six/seven/whatever things - PERIOD. Or they could mean its something she might have to do based on medical necessity. It just seems awful invasive to me, unless they have a very narrow range of things that wls is approved for - and fatty liver is one of them.
Another thing is, it's awful expensive for the insurance company to pay for. And to be perfectly cynical, if it's not going to have an important baring on the decision, I can't see them paying for it so routinely.
I'd definitely call the insurance company and get clarification.
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