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Texas Medicaid and 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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- Well, I don't know of any that donate for free - they couldn't pay their expenses that way. You're going to have to call Medicaid to see if there are any providers who take Medicaid in your area.
- you can search for a Medicaid physician here http://www.medicare.gov/Physician/home.asp?bhcp=1 You will have to make sure Medicaid will cover this procedure for you, it is not an automatic approval.
- In order to get a special procedure such as gastric bypass, your primary care provider has to refer you to a specialist. If you don't have a primary care provider, you need to call the client helpline at 1-888-302-6688 and get one. Medicaid may provide you with transportation if the specialist they refer you to is in a different city then which you live. Best of luck to you! You can check out the Texas Medicaid website for more information. www.tmhp.com
