List of Insurance coverage for bariatric surgery, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Champ, Cigna, First Health, Great West, Health Scope Benefits, Humana, Principal Financial Group, Unicare, United Health Care.

Questions covered are: What types of bariatric surgery do you perform? Factors used to decide which procedure to perform? Surgery disqualifications? Do you provide ongoing support?

Johns Hopkins doctor's recent studies revealed that the most common type of gastric bypass surgery increases the risk of developing kidney stones. Patients should know that the Roux-en-Y surgery might reduce the amount of calcium that the body absorbs, contributing to kidney stone formation.