Are Medical Weight Loss Clinics Covered by Insurance?

Weight-loss clinics provide physician-assisted medical weight-loss plans to ensure that you can approach weight loss healthily and safely that provides longer-lasting results. The primary care provider with whom you have chosen to work will collaboratively create a personalized weight-loss treatment plan with you, making certain that any of your pre-existing conditions or necessary accommodations are taken into account to provide a treatment plan that is attainable and realistic for you and your lifestyle. The medical weight-loss plan that you and your physician develop will most likely incorporate an exercise regimen, diet plan, and possibly weight-loss medication, if necessary, along with regularly scheduled check-in appointments to allow the physician to provide as much support as you need and to make sure that everything is proceeding safely. Many people who approach weight loss on their own find more difficulty in achieving their desired results for several reasons, the primary being that they are not receiving the support they require for success, or that the plan they have developed for themselves is not sustainable. Often diets are unrealistic or the weight-loss approach chosen without the aid of a physician is not healthy or will not provide long-lasting results.

Medical weight-loss clinics have been able to provide much more successful results for weight loss than if one were to approach weight loss on their own. With the provided assistance of someone who is knowledgeable about any pre-existing conditions or injuries you may have, and who is keeping you accountable, the results from medical weight-loss treatment plans are far more likely to be successful. Of course, the final results or rate at which the weight-loss plan develops depends on the patient and if the plan they have chosen with the physician is sustainable and realistic. Since the patient is forced to check in regularly with the physician, changes or adjustments can be made to the treatment plan if any concerns arise.

The most effective approach to weight loss consists of a healthy and realistic balance of enough physical exercise and a healthy diet. Any changes made to levels of physical activity or to diet should be attainable and realistic in order for the new lifestyle that is the goal is sustainable once achieved. Many popular approaches to weight loss contain fad diets or workout programs that are not sustainable for the long term, meaning once you have achieved your desired goals, the results are not sustainable as the workout regimen and diet are no longer sustainable. One of the trickiest aspects of weight loss is the ability to keep the weight off long-term, so a sustainable approach to weight loss and one that is catered to your needs and preferences is going to be the most successful approach. Success with weight loss is so individual that there is no one specific magic method that will guarantee the desired results for everyone, so working with a physician to create a plan that aligns with your goals and needs and providing a balance of exercise and diet that is approachable and attainable for you and your lifestyle will prove to be one of the most successful methods.

Whether your weight-loss clinic care is covered by insurance is entirely dependent on which type of insurance you have. Many insurance companies will help with the costs for necessary treatments, so it is recommended that you check with your insurance provider as well as the weight-loss clinic to see what all can be covered by insurance and which insurance the clinic is able to accept. To learn more, contact us today at Lifelong Balance. We are conveniently located at 660 Glades Rd Suite 320, Boca Raton, FL 33431. We serve patients from Boca Raton FL, Kings Point FL, Deerfield Beach FL, Delray Beach FL, Hillsboro Pines FL, Mission Bay FL, and BEYOND!