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Medicaid / Medi-Cal Insurance requirements for Gastric Sleeve Surgery?

Thriving66763Aug 31, 2022
My BMI is 37.7 and I have high cholesterol but no other comorbidities that I am aware of? Will I likely qualify for insurance to pay for this procedure? Additionally 1 year ago I lost ~20 pounds with a functional medicine doctor, that I paid out of pocket, and I have kept it off until present . Will Medicaid take that into account or I have wait another four months with supervised weightloss program? (previous BMI 39.7, 5'11 285) I also have PCOS if it is relevant.

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Dr. H. Joseph Naim, MD, FACS
Bariatric Surgeon, Board Certified in General Surgery
Answered on Sep 4, 2022
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