Paying For Alternative Treatments for Pain: A How To Guide

Let's face it - the treatments insurance covers for chronic pain aren't exactly the cat's meow. For sure, they can be very helpful but many people eventually seek out alternative medicine treatments which tend to be expensive and not covered by insurance.

Bankrate is basically a financial advice site. It provides ways to assess home mortgages, credit cards, auto loans as well as advice regarding paying off debts, retirement, the best time to buy a car, and many others.

It also, interestingly enough, has a nifty article on ways to pay for alternative treatments that are not usually covered by insurance. Check it out for some alternative methods to cover alternative treatments.

From the article:

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is in demand among chronic pain patients. Some estimates say that at least 40% of people with chronic pain use CAM therapies such as chiropractic care, therapeutic massage and acupuncture.

Unfortunately, insurance coverage doesn’t necessarily reflect CAM’s popularity with the public. Americans spend tens of billions of dollars out of pocket every year on alternative medicine for a host of maladies including chronic pain.

If you’re looking for ways to remedy insurance coverage gaps, we can offer several suggestions. Just like CAM treatment itself, paying for alternative therapies involves some outside-the-box thinking

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