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VIDEO: Dr. Dahiya – Will The Staff At Silver Lake Negotiate Bariatric Surgery Coverage With Health Insurance Companies?

September 11, 2009 - 11:35am 139 reads 0 comments

Dr. Dahiya describes how the staff at Silver Lake Medical Center will negotiate coverage for bariatric surgery with health insurance companies.

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Dr. Dahiya:
The minute you walk in, that’s the first thing that office starts to tell you. This is what your insurance is going to…not only just financially what they are going to pay or not, but also, every insurance now putting newer and newer, whether it’s a roadblock, whether it’s a slowdown, or whether it’s any other reason or the experience has shown, but they will also, as far as my office, personally I’ll try to tell you this is what your insurance is going to require. Let’s get you started on that one.

For example, most of them are requiring right now that you need to have a six-month doctor-inspected, doctor-prescribed weight loss program. They want to know what if you can lose on your own and you don’t need the operation. So all those simple little things would be answered. At least that way you know what you have to go through and that you don’t get somewhere restless and that well, maybe somebody is just not trying to do your operation. So the aim is to let you know upfront so that you can go and facilitate it.

About Dr. Dahiya, M.D.:
Leading a multi-disciplinary team of experts at Doctor Bariatric is board-certified Shyam L. Dahiya, M.D. who brings more than 20 years of experience in general and trauma surgery. As a general and laparoscopic surgeon, Dr. Dahiya has performed numerous innovative bariatric surgeries including the Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery.

For More Information On Bariatric Surgery And Silver Lake Medical Center Visit www.silverlakemc.com

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