United Healthcare and AT&T

Little Debbie

Does anyone have any information that might be helpful for at&t employees with united healthcare ins. in California, getting their surgery covered? My friend works at a call center where she is required to sit all day, and you can just sit and watch all these ladies gradually gain weight over a period of a few years, and naturally they pick up a few weight related medical problems along with the extra pounds. And wouldn't you know it, AT&T does not allow coverage for WLS?! Does anyone of you know ANYTHING that my friend can do? Thanks so much.

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Little Debbie

PRTazLuva

I work for A&T and have Unitedhealthcare, although I don't work in California, I work on the East Coast, and it covers weightloss surgery here. I just had Lap Band surgery done in April and there are alot of people in my call center that have had the procedure done. As a matter of fact, Unitedhealthcare is one of the quickest and easiet to get approval with, at least here...maybe your friend should double check with them...

Little Debbie

Thanks PRTazLUVA,
I'll pass that on to my friend. This particular call center used to be a Cingular Wireless before it went to AT&T, and 6 years or so ago they did pay for WLS, then probably due to A LOT of people getting it done, they stopped paying for it. United Healthcare says it is a covered benefit, but AT&T won't pay for it??

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Little Debbie

thin2bme

Hi, I also work for AT&T in Kansas City and I just had Lap Band surgery done on March 19 through United Healthcare and mine was also paid for. I've talked to someone else on this website that works for AT&T that was formerly Cingular and I know they were having problems getting it covered also. If you do a search for AT&T you might be able to find the person who was also working for AT&T (Cingular) and find out if they have had any success. Unfortunately, until the next contract is written, your friend might be stuck without any WLS coverage, but hopefully, it will get written in and she can get the surgery. Good luck.

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Teri from Kansas City
Banded on 3/19/08
h-283/s-263/c-231.2/g-160 (I'll see once I get there)

thin2bme

I just found the thread from the other AT&T (Cingular) employee that I was referring to and bumped it up so you can read it. You might post a Private Message to both of the people in that thread and see what they can tell you. You'll find this thread under the Insurance & Financing category on the website. Hope this helps.

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Teri from Kansas City
Banded on 3/19/08
h-283/s-263/c-231.2/g-160 (I'll see once I get there)

Little Debbie

Thank you thin2bme!
You were so sweet to do that. I appreciate it very much. I will pass this on to my friend.

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Little Debbie