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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://connect.bcbstx.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>Weight loss.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1182/weight-loss</link><description>I am new to BCBS, I am wondering what they cover in regardless to weight loss.</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:33:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1182/weight-loss" /><item><title>RE: Weight loss.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/3108?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:33:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:84f93c7d-8507-485f-bd42-9c50cd2748a2</guid><dc:creator>AllisonGates</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;BCBS coverage for weight loss can vary wildly by plan! What&amp;#39;s your experience been? In my case, my BCBS plan covered nutritional counseling sessions and some weight management programs, but not medications or surgery without meeting specific BMI criteria.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Weight loss.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/2853?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:38:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:499e1a75-46f5-413d-96cb-b32c1321d4b6</guid><dc:creator>samwill</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;From what I&amp;rsquo;ve learned, coverage for weight loss really depends on your specific plan &amp;mdash; some include options like nutrition counseling,&amp;nbsp;prescription medications (such as GLP-1s like Ozempic or Wegovy), and even bariatric surgery if it&amp;rsquo;s deemed medically necessary&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Weight loss.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/2698?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:27:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:c4a3c9b4-095d-49ab-a95e-9fe69c708df3</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello&amp;nbsp;latoyagr, We have responded to your private message. ~ KW&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Weight loss.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/2692?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 01:04:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:e0eb3a6f-2b05-4df6-86b0-bca618ccc2a9</guid><dc:creator>latoyagr</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;new to BCBS, I am wondering what they cover in regardless to weight loss and pre-diabetic&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Weight loss.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/2581?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:31:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:557bde57-56c9-4471-8644-7b9b3037ce79</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello&amp;nbsp;tidweke92, Our team can check on your plan&amp;#39;s coverage for this medication if you&amp;#39;d like to send us a private message. ~ KW&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Weight loss.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/2580?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 23:02:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:0295a7f5-c238-4399-87c3-fb750c6216df</guid><dc:creator>tidweke92</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I posted a ? about this.&amp;nbsp; I switched employer insurance recently and just noticed from this site that&amp;nbsp;my drug prescribed by my physician&amp;nbsp;was not covered.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;This was covered from my prior plan.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;How do I ensure continuity of affordable care in this case?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Weight loss.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/2487?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:57:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:ff1e625e-7deb-45ba-b02b-9daaa2ccb228</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello, Our team can look into this for you if you&amp;#39;d like to send us a private message. ~ KW&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Weight loss.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/2484?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 05:40:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:9e091097-7430-40b9-b18a-cdb5c182faf3</guid><dc:creator>Meags54</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I am curious about this too. I would like to know if ozempic or a drug similar can be covered for weight loss&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Weight loss.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/thread/2478?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:25:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:48b5b7e6-c928-4bc2-bdb4-8694bb6ad612</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello, If you could send us a private message, we can check on that for you. ~ HC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>