Let me begin this case study health tip with some related background. Girding their corporate loins for the arrival of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health insurance industry has taken some predictable steps to prepare for 35 million new enrollees, many of whom, having had no health care most of their lives, are probably not in the pink. One of the most disturbing of these industry maneuvers is to stop paying for tests, medications, and surgical procedures that were once routinely covered. The most common reason for denial is “unproven” or “experimental,” even for tests and therapies that have been around for decades.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the health insurance industry are far more intimate than most people realize. Each time the FDA approves a test or medication, your health insurance should cover it (though your insurer is still able to deny coverage). So it’s in the best financial interests of health insurers to keep tests unapproved and, in the case of medications, to push for them to be made available over the counter, where you can pick up the full tab. Medications, surgical appliances, and lab tests can take years to get FDA approval, and during this period the insurance industry can deny payment if your doctor orders them.
“Why aren’t these meds/tests approved?” you might reasonably ask. Because many are in the public domain and can’t be owned by a single company, thus blocking potential mega profits. Thus no company is inclined to pay the enormous sums required for the extensive application and testing process needed to garner FDA approval.
For example, this year women across the country who use bioidentical hormone therapy from compounding pharmacies discovered to their dismay that their insurers no longer covered it. Frantic calls to various pharmacies and insurance companies produced the non-answer “something to do with the FDA” or simply “we don’t know why.” The fact is that compounded hormones cost insurance companies too much money ($75 to $100 a month on average per patient) when compared to generic tablets of concentrated pregnant mare urine (Premarin and Prempro, imported from India @ $5 to $10 per 100 tablets).
Another example: after decades of reimbursing for food sensitivity testing, as of the first of this year Blue Cross and other insurers all decided that since the test had never undergone the FDA approval process, they could wiggle out of paying for it. The test itself, checking for sensitivities to 96 commonly eaten foods, costs about $350, but since a lot of doctors do use it the insurance industry spotted a quick way to save some money.
Food sensitivity case histories
As regular readers know, I’ve been mightily impressed by this test, especially for patients suffering a variety of chronic symptoms that have eluded the usual parade of conventional specialists. Let me share a few of these interesting cases, with names changed to ensure privacy. What’s truly shocking is that this simple test (a blood draw) could save insurers untold millions wasted in specialist visits, invasive diagnostic tests, and surgical procedures.
More eczema than child One of my first patients with sensitivities was a five year-old-girl who scratched herself constantly and had to wear thick gloves to prevent her fingernails from opening up her blistering lesions. Her mother was frantic, carrying a bagful of creams and ointments from one dermatologist to the next. She’d resisted their suggestions that her daughter take oral steroids and immunosuppressive medications to quell the eczema. The child’s food sensitivity blood tests came back with very strong reactions to dairy. After total elimination of all dairy (both straight, like a glass of milk, and in cooking), her skin cleared completely in less than a month.
Heartburn hotel Rachel, a lovely woman in her mid-20s, spent years in and out of gastroenterologists’ offices for her heartburn, also called gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. She’d undergone repeated gastroscopies (I couldn’t imagine why she’d need more than one, but remember medical profits are procedure-driven), which confirmed esophageal irritation. Rachel’s symptoms did respond to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like Nexium, but she developed an unusual side effect to them–high blood pressure. Sensibly less than thrilled at the prospect of taking PPIs for the rest of her life, Rachel came to us and when we tested her she showed high reactions to both dairy and wheat. With complete elimination of both, one week later she told me she knew she was getting better. Within a month, Rachel was symptom-free and off PPIs permanently, her blood pressure falling into a comfortably normal range.
Chronically ill Recently the 50ish Rob was referred to me for what could best be described as years-long poor health. His symptoms included chronic fatigue, brain fog, and joint and muscle pain. With a briefcase full of negative test results, he might have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia had not his food sensitivity profile demonstrated major reactions to gluten. Within a month of eating gluten-free, he was astonished by his return to robust health.
That’s not amore Diane inadvertently revealed her diagnosis during her first visit. She’d made an appointment to discuss her chronic sinus congestion (and she did sound extremely congested when she spoke). Diane had already undergone two sinus surgeries, which provided temporary relief, but now she was back to square one. When I asked if she’d ever felt completely fine, she said “Definitely! When I was stationed in southeast Asia during my Peace Corps years.”
“And when did your symptoms return?” I asked.
“Literally on the way home. I spent a couple weeks in Italy and by time I got on the plane back to the US my sinuses were rock solid.”
Diane’s food sensitivity testing showed markedly positive reactions to gluten. When she lived in Southeast Asia, a rice-based culture, she’d eaten virtually no gluten-containing foods. But once in Italy, aching for huge plates of spaghetti Bolognese, Diane had fulfilled her craving with wheat-based pastas and all her symptoms returned.
One final and very ironic note on all this. If you actually call Blue Cross and say “My doctor would like to order food sensitivity testing. Is this covered by my policy?” chances are good a very pleasant customer service rep (and they’re really all quite nice on the phone) will tell you that, yes, it’s a “covered benefit.” Then, when you (or we) submit your claim, it’s denied.
“What?!” you sensibly scream.
You call them back, smoke pouring from your ears. This time, another rep will tell you “Oh, dear! I guess you haven’t read your policy. Having a covered benefit isn’t a guarantee of payment to your provider. We review these on a case-by-case basis and in your case, your covered benefit has been denied. We can fax you the Appeal Process (about six pages long), which includes the address of the Illinois Department of Insurance if you wish to register a complaint.”
The take-home message? If you sense that food sensitivity testing might be a next step in resolving your chronic symptoms, pay out-of-pocket for this valuable diagnostic test or try the DIY version.
Be well,
David Edelberg, MD
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- Lysine
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- More on Lyrica, the Fibromyalgia Drug
- Q&A: Low Blood Sugar
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- My Sad-Happy Health Tip
- The Must-Have Digestive Tests of Functional Medicine
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- Q&A: Muscle Strength and Your Immune System
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- NAD+: Finally Getting Serious About Anti-Aging Therapy
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- New Hope for Binge Eaters
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- Overlooked Diagnosis: The Most Common Cause
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- Health Risks of the Oil Gusher
- Second Opinions
- Thinking Out of the Box
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- Omega-6 Fatty Acids
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- Oprah: Poster Child for My Book, The Triple Whammy Cure
- Organic Milk
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- Green Tea and Ovarian Cancer
- Organics
- Protecting Yourself From Overdiagnosis
- Preparing for the Wuhan Coronavirus
- Paying A Lot More At Walgreens (and Sometimes CVS Too)
- Protecting Yourself From Overdiagnosis
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- Physicians And Empathy
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- Physician Burnout + Medical Intuitive Skills
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- Case Study: Melanie’s PMS Hell
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- Peppermint
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- Prayer
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- Energy Psychology
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- Prostate Problems
- PMS
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- Muscle Aches and Pains
- Chronic Pain
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- Pre-diabetes Prescription Drugs
- On Their Knees: Doctors and Med Schools before Big Pharma
- Why Doctors Avoid Prescription Drugs
- Preventing Flu
- Before Filling Your Next Prescription, Think Twice
- Vitamin D and Pain Control
- Your Brain: Could Prescription Drugs Be Affecting It?
- Push Up, Trim Down
- PMS Rx
- Cure PMS The Natural Way...Without Seeing a Doctor
- An Easier Way to Overcome Psychological Problems
- Q&A: Herbs Control PMS Palpitations
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- Four Easy Steps to Save a Bundle on Prescription Drugs
- Preventive Tests You Need
- Melatonin and Perimenopause
- Pycnogenol: Are You a Frequent Flyer?
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- Take the Triple Whammy Quiz
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- Bromelain/Quercetin
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- Q&A: How Much Water?
- Q&A: Can Food Help Mood?
- Q&A: Exercise and a Healthy Brain
- Name-That-Food Quiz
- Q&A: Citicholine and the Aging Brain
- Q&A: Flu Shot
- Q&A: Increasing Your Energy
- Q&A: Complex Carbohydrates
- Q&A: A Question About SICKO
- Q&A: Interactions Between Antidepressants and Supplements
- Q&A: Men and the Triple Whammy
- Q&A: SAMe or St. John's Wort?
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- Remote House Calls: Healing Touch and Shamanic Healing
- Revealed: Why Susan Can’t Lose Weight
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- Reversing Mental Decline Part 3: Tests For Alzheimer’s Prevention
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- Rabbit-Hole Medicine: Are Too Many Specialists Dangerous To Your Health?
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- Raspberry Leaf (rubus idaeus)
- Rhodiola rosea
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- Rolfing® Structural Integration
- Reiki
- Reflexology
- Rosacea
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- Q&A: New Year's Resolution
- All Your Vegetables Soup
- Resistance, Sigmund Freud, and Getting Well
- Are You Reluctant to Get Well?
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- D-ribose: New Supplement of Note
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- RESPeRATE for High Blood Pressure
- Q&A: Red Meat
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- Six Commonly Missed Diagnoses: B12 Deficiency
- Survival Steps + Immune Boost IV
- Should You Get The New Antibody Test for Covid-19?
- Surviving Covid-19…and Beyond
- Six Beefs With Rheumatologists
- Porochista Khakpour's Ongoing Battle With Lyme
- The Stealth Bug From Hell: Chronic Lyme Disease
- Six Super-Devious Big Pharma Tricks
- Six Commonly Missed Diagnoses: Parasites
- Six Commonly Missed Diagnoses: Subtly Underactive Thyroid
- Six Commonly Missed Diagnoses +1: Rx Drug Side Effects
- Stevia and Lyme Disease
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- SophytoPRO Skin Care Products on Sale During March
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- The Saddest, Loneliest Patients In America
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- Should I Get The Flu Shot?
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- The Saga of Dr. Lasko
- It’s That SAD Time Again
- Our Statin Nation
- State of Our Health Mega-Study: A Poor Report
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- A Good Schvitz: Alternative Medicine At Its Finest
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- Six Commonly Missed Diagnoses +1: Rx Drug Side Effects
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- Sex! Wine! Italians!
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- Women, Baseball Bats, Men, and Serotonin
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- The Sadness of Happy Meals
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- Holiday Stress Rx: Ten Tips
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- A SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) Time of Year
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- The Upside of Low Serotonin
- Learning to Say No
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- Second Opinions
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- Spirulina and Kelp
- Soy Isoflavones
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- Siberian Ginseng
- Shark Liver Oil
- Selenium
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- SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine)
- Saccharomyces boulardii
- Shiatsu
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- Sprains and Strains
- Sore Throat
- Sinusitis
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- Cuts and Scrapes
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- My Annual Smoking Rant
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- Our Governor the Sociopath
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- Fast Food Favorites: Salmon in a Pouch
- Sinus Infections
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- Nature's Apothecary: Valerian for Calm and Better Sleep
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- The Most Important Supplement
- SICKO Part Five: Fixing the System
- Q&A: A Question About SICKO
- SICKO Part Four
- SiCKO Part Three: More on Michael Moore’s Important Documentary
- SICKO Part Two
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- Second Opinion
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- Fish Oil and Your Child's Brain
- Summertime's Natural Serotonin Boosters
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- SAMe for Depression and Arthritis
- Q&A: SAMe or St. John's Wort?
- Worry and Stress
- Stress and Brain Fog: Three Steps to Clear Thinking
- The Flu Shot: Now More Important Than Ever
- Taking Care of Yourself while Staying Home
- The Flu: How To Recognize It and What to Do
- Ten Drugs Doctors Should Consider De-Prescribing
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- Taking Steps Toward Cancer Prevention, Part 2
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- The Neurochemistry of the Blasey Ford-Kavanaugh Hearings
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- The Saga of Dr. Lasko
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- The Life-Changing Magic of Getting Rid of Your Late Aunt’s Stuff
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- “Take These Pills Or You’ll Die!”
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- The Two-Bag Syndrome
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- Turmeric
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- Toxic Food Syndrome
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- T'ai Chi: Getting Started
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- More Travel Snacks
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- Low Thyroid and Taking Your Body Temperature
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- Eight Ways to Eat the Triple Whammy Way
- Q&A: Supplements and the Triple Whammy
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- Should I get the Swine Flu Vaccine?
- Vitamin K
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- Vitamin D, Part 2
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- Q&A: Vitamin E and Heart Attacks
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Hidden Food Sensitivities
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[…] If you suspect food allergies or sensitivties, get tested! The allergist obviously will deal with food allergy testing. Food sensitivities, however, are a wildly debated subject in terms of diagnosis and treatment. Since I’ve had personal experience with this as a Mom, I lean on the side that food sensitivities are very real. An allergist told me that if one eats enough of something you are sensitive to, it starts to act like an allergy. No fun. It’s a whole separate article but I don’t want to leave you hanging, so if you aren’t finding food allergies, or any of the other mal-absorption diagnosis, look for food sensitivities, says this Mom who has been up and down the channels of medicine with this issue. For a good introductory article click here. […]
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