Question:
anyone know the newest stipulations for cigna ppo?

im just wondering what new stipulations cigna has. im going to try to get the surgery,but i want to be well armed when it comes to the insurance company. someone told me that they just recently said that now you have to have been on a doctors diet in the last year for at least 6 months. anyone know anything else that could help in the insurance proccess???? thanks    — lisa A. (posted on June 24, 2003)

June 24, 2003
Hi Lisa, I have CIGNA too and have been worried to death about this new stipulation. However, I am happy to say that I found out yesterday they approved me with little documented diet history this year. Good luck!
   — duane B.

June 24, 2003
I am going thru the same thing, I have been going to my doctor since my last appeal-every week for minimum of 12 weeks. During this process found out I have other help problems so now cigna has set up a peer to peer mediation. I have been turned down initially then on my first appeal. There were several things they required, diets were the first and at least 2 attempts that were supervised totalling 26 weeks in the last 12-24 months. If I were you, go ahead and see your doctor weekly, he can just have you weighed in and put you on a 1000 calorie diet which was also required. If you start now it will help you in the long run. good luck
   — sheila F.