Covering Lipedema
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Coverlipedema.com Announces Seven New Surgeons
Our commitment to expanding access to safe and effective surgery for women suffering from lipedema means we constantly search for and evaluate surgeons who treat lipedema. We are excited to announce that seven more plastic surgeons are working with...
Announcing the Medicare/Medicaid Process
Although all insurance plans make lipedema coverage harder than it should be, Medicare and Medicaid have always presented additional challenges for lipedema patients. Coverlipedema.com can get these insurance plans to cover lipedema surgery directly or on a short...
Introducing the Coverage Plus Process
We Have Transformed Lipedema Insurance Coverage Over the past seven years, we have advocated for over 900 women to have safe and effective surgeries performed by board-certified plastic surgeons without paying them upfront and waiting months for partial reimbursement...
Why You Should Choose a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon for Lipedema Surgery
Lipedema surgery is not a minor cosmetic procedure. You should choose the best-qualified surgeon to ensure safe and effective treatment. A Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon is the Best Choice for Lipedema An American Board of Plastic Surgery board-certified plastic...
June Price Increase
Since Coverlipedema.com started working with lipedema patients over six years ago, we have lowered our membership fees from over $3,500 to under $1,400 for prior authorization and appeals with an out-of-network surgeon. Although we have consistently reduced our price,...
January 2024 Update
2023 was Coverlipedema.com’s fifth year of advocating for women with lipedema to have safe, effective, and fully covered lipedema surgery. As we look over our accomplishments for the year, we are optimistic about the future of lipedema surgery. The past year has...
The Settlement of the UnitedHealthcare Lipedema Lawsuit
The settlement of the lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare (Mary Caldwell et al. vs UnitedHealthcare et al.) was finally approved after four years. We attended the settlement conference and provided testimony on November 28 in San Francisco. We were advocating on behalf...
The Unintended Consequences of the Standard of care for lipedema in the United States
Unintended Consequences In social sciences, unintended consequences describe the outcomes of actions that were not intended or foreseen. Sometimes these unintended consequences are helpful. However, sometimes they are harmful, as in the case of the article "Standard...
Social Media Recommendations for Lipedema Surgeons Are Usually a Bad Idea
We have been around in the lipedema community since 2018 and have seen Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc. explode with lipedema content. While social media has allowed women to learn they have lipedema, we hope that someday women learn about the disease from their...
Finding Local Plastic Surgeons to Treat Lipedema
Coverlipedema.com recommends that while members are waiting to see their first-choice surgeon, they explore other local options for plastic surgeons. Having surgery closer to home is more convenient and can be safer. Plus, we believe that so many qualified surgeons...