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Old 11-19-2009, 07:44 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Old 11-19-2009, 08:43 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 11-20-2009, 10:15 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Me too. I keep getting conflicting answers from my chosen hospital's insurance coordinator and my medicare (Blue Medicare Access Standard) office about what comorbidities will get my surgery paid for.
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Old 11-21-2009, 05:19 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I also have medicare and it only took a few weeks for my "(okay)" to go through...sorry to hear you're having problems.
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Old 11-22-2009, 03:23 PM   #5 (permalink)
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ne one have medicare?
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I did! And though I didn't meet the BMI criteria, I had enough co mobidities (diabetes, arthritis in the knees, high blood pressure, high cholesterol) so that I had no problem gettting the surgery! Had it done on 11/11/09~
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