Medicare will pay for laparoscopic adjustable gastric band if the following three conditions are met:
1) You must have a BMI of 35 or over at the time of surgery;
2) You must have a qualifying health condition associated with your being overweight that losing weight through gastric banding would help; and
3) You must complete a 6 month Physician Supervised Weight Loss Program proximate to the time of the surgery.
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1) You must have a BMI of 35 or over at the time of surgery;
2) You must have a qualifying health condition associated with your being overweight that losing weight through gastric banding would help; and
3) You must complete a 6 month Physician Supervised Weight Loss Program proximate to the time of the surgery.