How Your Insurance Is Hurting Your Recovery

DO YOU TAKE MY INSURANCE?

This is one of the most common questions I get asked. It has become the expectation that all medical services are covered by insurance in some way. The idea of paying out of pocket is so foreign. I mean, it HAS to be best for you to see someone covered under your insurance policy, right? Consider this… The decisions on what treatments are covered & valued by insurance companies are not made by anyone with a medical degree. It is a business - period. There was a time one insurance agent actually told me I would be paid more to slap on a pack of ice or electrical stim and walk away than I would to give an additional 15 min of hands-on, 1-on-1 nerve-muscle retraining...for a patient who just had a NERVE surgery! Here’s why this matters to YOU. If your specialist is being paid by some externally-derived paradigm, they are often tempted to treat you according to that paradigm. Even though it is often NOT necessarily the optimal treatment plan for you. They may hold back on what you really need and provide things that are practically wasteful of your time, so that they can bill for something they will get paid better for. Whoa. How is THAT better for you? Still, there are many clinicians who will provide the best care for you, regardless of what they will get paid for. We are compassionate by nature. But, think of this. How worn out are those clinicians? Do they feel appreciated? How long can they really keep that up? It all goes full circle. If your specialist is burned out, underpaid and underappreciated, they are less capable of treating you well, even if they WANT to. They tend to find another option that allows them to practice in a more fulfilling manner, & leave you with the former options to choose from. Does that really sound BEST for YOU? I can tell you this. Most insurance companies are focused on 1 thing… and it’s not you… and it’s certainly not me and my colleagues. Finding a specialist that has your best interest as their #1 is worth every penny. I’ve been told this by clients over & over again. Do you want the best care, even if it means paying out of pocket? Don't you deserve individualized one-on-one care? Email me to set up a FREE Discovery Call today! "Take Your Musculoskeletal Health into Your Own Hands!" 💗, Kristen

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