MASSAGE Magazine has created a liability insurance policy for several health and wellness disciplines.
Insurance
Senate considering expanding mandatory insurance coverage for alternative therapies
By Michael H. Cohen on
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Proposed federal legislation could require expanded insurance coverage for alternative and complementary therapies.…
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Insurance tip for integrative medicine doctors
By Michael H. Cohen on
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Medical doctors practicing integrative medicine (incorporating complementary and alternative medical therapies into conventional care) face a number of insurance-related issues.
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Insurance caps on high-cost health care limit reimbursement
By Michael H. Cohen on
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In addition to limitations on therapies considered “medically unnecessary” or “experimental,” many insurance policies limit patients’ reimbursement opportunities.
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Guardian Life Insurance announces CAM program
By Michael H. Cohen on
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The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has announced discounts on complementary and alternative medicine treatments including yoga and homeopathy.
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Insurance reimbursement for complementary and alternative medicine modalities
By Michael H. Cohen on
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Getting insurance reimbursement for CAM therapies can be tricky, because many insurers limit third-party reimbursement to “medically necessary” therapies, and also exclude “experimental” treatments.
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Insurer Sued for Refusing to Cover Care for Anorexia
By Michael H. Cohen on
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HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) Happy 10th Birthday
By Michael H. Cohen on
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HIPPA turned 10 on Aug. 21, 2006.
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Reimbursement Skews Treatment, Doctor Confesses in WSJ
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Insurance reimbursement creates a ” bias to pay doctors more for performing a test or procedure than for using our heads to make a diagnosis or manage a disease.”…
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Holistic Health Insurance for Complementary and Alternative Medicine People
By Michael H. Cohen on
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Health Insurance Off the Grid offers a “complete healthcare system for a person or a family that removes many of the hassles of HMOs, denied coverage and Western medicine as the only option.”…
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