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Medical Insurance and Weight Control |
Unless you are morbidly obese, it is very unlikely that your medical insurance plan will pay for the costs of a weight control program, even a medical one. Generally, morbid obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index greater than 40. You can use our online BMI calculator to learn your own BMI. If your BMI IS higher than 40, then you may be in luck, but even then, each insurance plan has its own specific rules about coverage. If in fact your plan does cover weight control, we will be glad process the paperwork they may require. Please note that we require payment for our services at the time of a visit so that insurance payments will need to be made directly to you. Be aware that although insurance plans rarely cover obesity treatment, FLEX Spending Accounts often do and even when they don't, the IRS considers the costs of a weight loss program to be a deduction for income tax purposes. |
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