Medicare????

suebaby

I had surgery in 2005, and am in my 40's have done well
Trying to get my hubby to get Lap Band,

He will be 61 in august, not planning on retiring until 65ish

I am pretty sure his insurance would cover him NOW, but he is worried about will Medicare pay for fills or what not after he retires?!?!?

Does anyone know, how Medicare is with Lap Band????

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Banded 7/28/05 - Dr. Spiegel
highest 223.6
current 163.3
lowest 145.9
current fill:1.6 cc
height 5'4"

JoannMarie

SueBaby - You can go to the Medicare site to see a listing of Centers of Excellence in Texas. MC only provides coverage through Centers of Excellence. I just checked the website and saw 2 entries that I'm sure are in or near Houston (a hosp listed actually in Houston and Baylor Univ). There were 4 pages of COE's in Texas. The site is www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareApprovedFacilitie/BSF/list.asp
Your hubby could not have Medicare coverage on his surgery until he is covered by MC, of course, but I have been told MC covers fills. (I learned this on this site, so further questions should be asked. Different facilities could have different requirements.) Try calling all of the COE's listed in or around Houston and ask as many questions as you can.

Good luck in your quest...

Joann