Covering Lipedema
The Blog of Coverlipedema.com
Lipedema Surgery Coverage with an Out-of-Network Surgeon
Many Coverlipedema.com members choose to use an out-of-network surgeon for their lipedema surgeries While there may be many good reasons to make this choice, it is important to understand the impact of this choice on insurance coverage to make an informed decision...
January 2023 Update
2022 was another exciting year for lipedema insurance coverage. Coverlipedema.com continued to leverage our success from the prior three years to expand safe, effective, and fully covered lipedema surgery. We continued to overcome the challenge of greedy insurance...
Why Coverlipedema.com does not work with every lipedema surgeon
Coverlipedema.com wants to provide women with the knowledge needed for safe, effective, and fully covered surgeries. However, there is much misinformation on social media about insurance, surgeons, and our services. Because we recommend lipedema surgeons, we have been...
Medicare and Medicaid for Lipedema Surgery Coverage Update
Over the past four years, Coverlipedema.com has successfully obtained lipedema surgery insurance coverage for many Medicare and Medicaid patients. However, we only currently accept Medicare and Medicaid patients on a case-by-case basis, including Medicare Advantage...
Some Advice about Advice
Lately, we have seen new groups on Facebook offering advice on insurance coverage. While we are happy to see the awareness of lipedema grow and hopeful that all women who suffer from lipedema can find relief, we want to caution our members about the quality of advice...
Coverage Process Member Fee Reduced to $399
As patient advocates, we have always focused on increasing access to fair coverage of safe lipedema surgery. When we began advocating on behalf of lipedema patients, our fees started at $3,000 and we were able to only help a few women. After creating...
Spring 2022 Update
Our focus at Coverlipedema.com is to ensure lipedema patients have a timely, safe, and fully covered surgery. During the first quarter of this year, we have continued to advocate for individual insurance coverage, educate on the insurance process, correct...
How to Verify Your Surgeon’s Credentials
Choosing the right surgeon is the most important decision you can make for safe and effective lipedema surgery. Unfortunately, there is considerable misinformation on social media about surgeons, and we want you to understand better how to make your choice. In this...
January 2022 Update
2021 was an exciting year for lipedema insurance coverage lipedema. Cigna and United Healthcare finally settled their lawsuits and have issued coverage policies. In addition, many other insurance companies have also started covering and have released coverage...
Questions for Your Lipedema Surgeon
Coverlipedema is committed to helping women make informed decisions about the surgeons who will perform their lipedema reduction surgeries. We have prepared some questions that go beyond the basics that should be answered by a surgeon before you decide who will...