Will Texas Medicaid pay for gastric bypass/weight loss surgery?
I am on SSI and receive Medicaid. I am needing to have weight loss surgery and the only insurance I have is Medicaid. Does anyone know if there are doctors in the Dallas/fort worth or even east texas area that will accept Medicaid for the gastric bypass surgery? Or are there doctors who donate the services for free on occasion?
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- I don't know but if u know about a doctor that do it 4 free let me know because,i have health insurance from work and it doesn't cover and i call 2 do it self pay and it cost $26 gran. It's very expensive so i decide it to 4get about it. good luck if u have the gastric bypass. take care bye
- Try Parkland Hospital Weight Loss Program. Parkland does take Medicaid. You have to meet certain criteria. It may take a while to get in and I think JPS has a program also. Methodist Medical Center has a weight loss program (I don't know what it takes but the hospital itself takes Medicaid) Also, try your PCP, that would be a good place to start. I had Medicare and I had surgery 4-16-08. So good luck on your journey...
- I don't know about texas but in california, I believe that medi-cal will cover it if a person has enough comorbidities