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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://connect.bcbsil.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Gastric Sleeve Surgery</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/ask-bcbsil/f/questions-and-answers/434/gastric-sleeve-surgery</link><description>I have a consultation for gastric sleeve surgery. I know BCBSIL covers it, but my specific policy only covers it if medically necessary. Can you tell me specifically what the process is to go about getting it covered? Do I need to have the surgeon at</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:50:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://connect.bcbsil.com/ask-bcbsil/f/questions-and-answers/434/gastric-sleeve-surgery" /><item><title>RE: Gastric Sleeve Surgery</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/thread/619?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:50:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:adf0306b-775e-468b-9171-21c30a4f0eeb</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello, We have received your private message about this and will respond to you there. ~ Kayla&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>