Benefits of a Nutritionist in NYC That Accepts Insurance
Finding affordable care for health conditions, especially in a city like NYC, can provide some challenges. Fortunately, many different insurance carriers offer coverage for nutrition services with a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. Working with a nutritionist in NYC that accepts insurance can allow you to access the quality care you need, at little to no cost to you. Nourishing NY proudly accepts insurance, making quality nutritional counseling accessible to more people. Click here to learn more about the types of insurance we take and the services covered under these carriers.
Financial Accessibility
Utilizing your insurance benefits for nutritional counseling can eliminate the financial burden these services may have caused otherwise. Access to healthcare is incredibly important in the process of healing from an eating disorder and out of pocket costs are not always in the budget. Nutritional counseling covered by insurance can provide great financial relief to these individuals and their families, by bringing these out-of-pocket costs down to very little or potentially none. These funds can then be put towards other healing avenues, like grocery bills or new clothing when body changes arise. Nourishing NY is committed to making nutritional support accessible to wide ranges of people by accepting a variety of insurance plans, including Cigna, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and United Healthcare.
Comprehensive Health Coverage
Insurance coverage can be spanned throughout different aspects of nutritional counseling. Nourishing NY provides a thorough Initial Session to all first-time clients, in which the Registered Dietitian will complete a comprehensive assessment of the individual to help treat their individual needs. This session, if in network with the client’s insurance carrier, can be billed to their plan. From this initial session, the RD and client can work together to develop a cadence of visits that feel best for their individual needs. With the help of affordable nutritional counseling by being billed to insurance, these sessions can be as frequent as they need to be to best support the client. Nutrition care is always personalized to the individual and can include meal plans if this is best fit for the client. Nourishing NY takes a holistic approach to assess the entire individual, beyond just what they are eating, offering comprehensive services that address a wide range of nutritional needs.
Encouraging Preventative Care
Nutritional counseling plays a large role in preventative care and long-term health management. Many insurance carriers offer coverage of in-network dietitians as preventative measures for various diseases, such as Diabetes or Heart Disease (including high blood pressure or high cholesterol). If you have a history of either of these conditions, you likely can receive nutritional counseling covered by insurance to aid in delaying or even stopping the onset of these conditions. Insurance coverage encourages individuals to seek early intervention and regular support from a nutritionist. Nourishing NY provides nutritional guidance through a weight-neutral lens that aids in the prevention of many of these diseases. Focusing on what foods you can add rather than take away, and focusing on overall health rather than weight loss, allows for a healthy relationship with food to be maintained in the process.
Managing Chronic Conditions
Insurance-covered nutritional counseling can assist in managing chronic condition, such as diabetes, heart disease, and gastrointestinal disorders. Many insurance carriers offer coverage of in-network dietitians for disease management of these conditions if they have been diagnosed by a healthcare provider. Dietitians can play a huge role in disease management, as the foods we eat can influence our health and can help to manage the symptoms and negative health consequences of these conditions. Nourishing NY accepts four major insurance carriers (Cigna, Aetna, United Healthcare, and Blue Cross Blue Shield), which often will cover nutrition sessions for disease management. Our nutritionists focus on foods that can be incorporated into the diet to manage diseases, as well as the full picture of how to best manage stress, which can often contribute to these chronic conditions.
Reducing Healthcare Costs
Nutritional counseling can lead to better health outcomes and potentially lower overall healthcare costs. Knowing which foods to incorporate into the diet can greatly assist in preventing or managing chronic conditions. For example, choosing fiber-rich carbohydrate sources can help reduce blood sugar spikes and manage/prevent Type 2 Diabetes. By knowing this information and incorporating these foods into the diet, this can potentially help to lower healthcare costs for both individuals and the healthcare system. By utilizing a nutritionist that accepts insurance, the individual may have little to no out of pocket expenses. With the disease prevention/management that may be learned through working with a Dietitian, costs associated with medical bills like doctor’s visits, tests and lab results, or even hospital bills would likely be greatly reduced for the individual. From the insurance’s perspective, their coverage of a preventative/management service will also prevent large sums of bills from more expensive services like doctors, tests, and hospital bills. When diseases are controlled through proper nutrition, both the insurance and the insured win. Nourishing NY’s nutritionists aim to improve health outcomes from a weight-neutral lens, thereby contributing to reduced healthcare expenses.
Personalized Nutrition Plans
Nutrition is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Each individual has specific needs, based on their current health status and diagnoses, that require a variety of different nutritional interventions. Receiving a personalized nutrition plan from nutrition counseling in NYC caters to individual health needs and goals. Nourishing NY nutritionists look at the whole picture of the individual. We look at many other factors beyond your food intake that contribute to health, such as diagnosis of diseases, sleep habits, mental health status, and exercise, to name a few. By taking this holistic approach, we can best tailor nutrition plans to help satisfy the unique needs of the client. Utilizing services by a nutritionist that accepts insurance in NYC allows for more frequent and personalized consultations, as the cost of each session is typically greatly reduced from the average out of pocket session rate. With more frequent sessions, greater rapport can be built between the clinician and the client, to establish a seamless achievement of health goals.
Mental and Emotional Well-Being
Nutrition and mental health have a strong connection to one another. Adequate nutrition powers the body, but most importantly the brain. Without adequate nutrients, we cannot function properly, and this can greatly affect our mood. In addition, taking into account certain mental health diagnoses for an individual incorporates more of a holistic approach to eating. Our mental health can impact what we eat, how we prepare it, and how much we eat. Greater accessibility to nutritional counseling with insurance coverage allows both mental and emotional well-being to be supported through balanced nutrition. Nourishing NY takes all these factors into account and accepts four major insurances, which allows affordable nutrition care for many different groups.
Access to Qualified Professionals
Working with qualified and experienced nutritionists is incredibly important to consider when seeking out nutritional counseling. Working with a Registered Dietitian ensures the nutritionist has earned a bachelor’s degree, 1200 hours of supervised practice, and passed a national certification exam. Prior to being credentialed with insurance, the Registered Dietitian must go through the process of exhibiting their expertise and background. Insurance coverage of nutrition services ensures access to certified professionals who provide evidence-based nutritional counseling. As all of our nutritionists at Nourishing NY accept insurance, this ensures the sound qualifications and expertise of our team of nutritionists.
