
Weight loss can change your life and significantly improve your health. You may also find that dramatic weight loss can greatly reduce weight-related costs, which on average can be more than $15,000 a year! What better investment could you make in yourself and your future?
Today most health plans cover the adjustable gastric band (AGB). Each health plan will have certain criteria that need to be met before you can actually have the surgery. In some cases your insurance may have an exclusion for Bariatric Surgery. This will be determined in the form of a "Denial" to what is called a Prior Authorization Request.
Following denial or when insurance coverage is not available, there are several alternatives that can be considered as viable payment options. These include lump sum payment and affordable patient financing.