Today we noted Anthem changed their policy and will now approve a gastric sleeve for bariatric surgery patients who would prefer to choose this procedure.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield companies usually follow the recommendation of Anthem.
This ruling reverses the previous policy that stated a "Gastric Sleeve is an experimental procedure".
A gastric sleeve is now the second most frequently performed operation in my practice after a gastric bypass.
I have had the privilege of performing about 150 Gastric Sleeve operations. Our patients lose 78% of their excess weight at one year on the average and it is not medically necessary to take a multivitamin and calcium after this operation although it is still encouraged.
This operation is best considered for patients who do not have significant diabetes since a gastric bypass is more likely to improve or resolve diabetes.
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