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What if my insurance carrier doesn’t cover weight loss surgery ?

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What if my insurance carrier doesn’t cover weight loss surgery ?

You have several options that include appealing to your employer, waiting for the open enrollment period to see if any of the carriers your employer contracts with covers the surgery, or looking into the cost of getting an individual policy.

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