{"id":2675,"date":"2013-06-11T05:32:08","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T12:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/?p=2675"},"modified":"2021-12-08T17:57:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T01:57:04","slug":"medicare-for-gastric-sleeve-surgery-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/medicare-for-gastric-sleeve-surgery-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicare for Gastric Sleeve Surgery: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/weight-loss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2677\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/weight-loss.jpg\" title=\"Weight Loss \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/weight-loss.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/weight-loss-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Gastric sleeve surgery can be a life changer. In many instances, it&#8217;s a lifesaver. And, thanks to Medicare, it&#8217;s affordable for those who qualify.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to see if you&#8217;re eligible for Medicare for gastric sleeve surgery is to contact a representative with Medicare.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime and to get you started, here are the basic, minimum requirements to get approval from Medicare for gastric sleeve:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your body mass index must be 35 or more<\/li>\n<li>You must have a serious illness that is directly related to your weight\u2014diabetes or blood pressure problems, for example<\/li>\n<li>You must have struggled with obesity for at least five years<\/li>\n<li>You must have attempted to lose weight through a medically supervised weight loss program<\/li>\n<li>You must have a letter from your doctor that says he\/she recommends weight loss surgery<\/li>\n<li>You must pass a psychological exam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you meet these criteria and wish to pursue Medicare for gastric sleeve surgery, your next step is to contact the government.<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services has a pretty good website that is full of information that can help you get started. Don&#8217;t be surprised, however, if you are forced to jump through a lot of red tape\u2014the federal government is notorious for being inefficient, and it is not known for providing excellent customer service.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, many people find that it is less frustrating and stressful to find an affordable alternative to Medicare-approval for gastric sleeve surgery. However, if Medicare will pay for your procedure, this is the advised way to go\u2014it&#8217;s obviously less expensive and you will be required to have the surgery at a Center of Excellence, which means you&#8217;ll get the best possible care.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are interested in Medicare for gastric sleeve surgery or pursuing the procedure on your own, we are happy to help. Drop us an email or give us a call and one of our patient care coordinators will walk you through the process\u2014we&#8217;ve become pretty good at cutting through the Medicare red tape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gastric sleeve surgery can be a life changer. In many instances, it&#8217;s a lifesaver. And, thanks to Medicare, it&#8217;s affordable for those who qualify. The best way to see if you&#8217;re eligible for Medicare for gastric sleeve surgery is to contact a representative with Medicare. In the meantime and to get you started, here are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,9],"tags":[208,917,207,209],"class_list":["post-2675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-gastric-sleeve-surgery","tag-centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","tag-gastric-sleeve-surgery","tag-medicare","tag-medicare-red-tape"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2675"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8331,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675\/revisions\/8331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}