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Old 03-19-2008, 04:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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are or did you dealing with UPMC?

Share your experience and details with us. even the sillies details help us to improve our situation.
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Old 03-30-2008, 07:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I am dealing with UPMC. It's not the friendliest insurance for surgery. They changed the pre diet policy this month and even if you gain one pound during your 6 months of supervised pre diet you will not be approved.
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