Financial Concerns
| Some insurance policies cover dietary instruction only by a Registered Dietitian and others policies may not provide any coverage for instruction at all. Sometimes it depends on the diagnosis. | ||||
| Instruction by a Registered Dietitian is tax deductible in the same
way as prescription drugs.
It is an approved expense for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). |
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| Nutrition instruction by a licensed, Registered Dietitian has been repeatedly proven to save patients both money and complications of their disease, regardless of insurance coverage. Diabetics who have good control of their blood glucose levels have fewer complications and require less medication and cost. Complications include kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes, loss of sight, loss of limbs, and problems with healing. Kidney patients prolong the use of their kidneys postponing dialysis and other complications and lowering drug costs. Hypertension-patients require less medication, thus lowering the side effects from the drugs Hyperlipidemias-high cholesterol and triglycerides- diet lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease and side effects from and cost of drugs. Obesity-even a 10% weight loss lowers risk of complications of obesity such as diabetes, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease and kidney diseases. Cost of medications can decrease, quality of life will improve. |