How Project HEAL Is Pioneering Change in Eating Disorder Treatment
Growing up, I had very little knowledge about health insurance beyond its conceptual existence?until, that is, I became ill with anorexia at 19 and desperately needed treatment. It was then that I realized my life was literally at the hands of a middle-aged insurance dude in Minnesota or wherever, who knew nothing about eating disorders and like Regina George, was a life-ruiner. (OK fine, maybe he didn’t create the policy that insurance companies can deny you coverage for not being underweight enough, or because you don’t have enough medical complications?but alas.) Thankfully, I’m in recovery now, but only because I’ve been fortunate enough to have the resources to access specialized, intensive treatment. Had I relied on insurance alone, though, I wouldn’t have gotten adequate help and probably wouldn’t be here today. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness, claiming the lives of up to 20 percent of those who suffer, usually through cardiac complications or suicide. But despite the staggering 30 million Americans who are affected by these illnesses, only 10 percent ever receive treatment due to a lack of, or insufficient, insurance coverage?something that will forever blow my mind.
Commonly, insurance companies will deny coverage for, yes, the fact that your weight isn’t low enough, or because you’ve been deemed chronic. You read that correctly: Medical necessity for an eating disorde...
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