I'm on Medicaid insurance with an insurance carrier, who oversees my pharmacy needs, healthcare, etc... I have 0 co-pays. I got a phone call from them today, talked quite awhile. They're sending me a packet of asthma control information AND Weight Watchers meetings in my area with a letter. I'll attend my first meeting for free, will show staff my letter, and then I'll call my ins. nurse working with me again, tell her I'm interested in W. W. So the ins. co. will mail me 6-months of free weekly vouchers, as long as I continue to lose .5 Lb. weekly, I can stay in the W. W. program for free, for 6 months. Also, I don't get the e-tools or anything on-line, unless I pay out-of-pocket, but DH and I cannot afford that part. I'm very pleased, I'm sure I'll enjoy my first meeting and will call for the vouchers and attend weekly meetings for 6 months. I need to be very careful on portion control though, as this is what W. W. concentrates on now and moving. So this is a very good thing that happened to me today, I'm over-the-top with joy and excitement, and know that goal is within my reach now! I need to lost about 33 Lbs. to put me at 150 Lbs. and a healthy BMI.
I'm so happy this ins. co. is the only one my primary doctor carries, too, or these good things wouldn't be happening to me or for me. I'm so impressed.