Is Gastric Bypass Surgery Covered By Insurance?
Hundreds of thousands of Americans have had gastric bypass surgery. Unfortunately, millions more still qualify as morbidly obese. That’s not a derogatory term; it’s a technical medical term which means that they weigh so much that they’re at a much greater risk of premature death than a person of normal weight. Bypass surgery continues to be one of the more common non-emergency surgical procedures performed in America. And there are no doubt many more people considering it every year. But for many, gastric bypass surgery insurance questions are what are holding them back. Will their insurance company cover it? If not, why not?
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