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Why do insurance companies require a medically supervised weight loss program before granting approval for lap band surgery?

April 26, 2017Approval companies granting Insurance medically program require supervised

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Why do insurance companies require a medically supervised weight loss program before granting approval for lap band surgery?

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Many insurance companies require a patient to participate in a medically supervised weight loss program focused on diet and exercise before considering approval for lap band surgery. The purpose of this requirement is to show a patient’s efforts at weight loss and to see that the patient is willing to make the dietary and behavioral changes required of lap band surgery patients prior to surgery.