Insurance Coverage of Nutrition Services
Do you have health benefits either privately or through your employer? You may have access to insurance coverage for nutrition services in Canada. Now is the time to check your insurance policy!
If the corporation policy includes nutritional counselling as an option:
When your receive a nutrition consultation with me, you will always receive a detailed invoice to be submitted to your insurance. The invoice includes all of the necessary information to submit a health benefits claim within Canada. Make sure that your policy includes “nutritional counselling” or “nutrition counsellor” as an option.
If the corporation policy does not include coverage for nutritional counselling:
Some insurance companies have accepted nutrition counselling services as part of available health benefits, though it may depend on the particular policy that you or your employer has purchased. This means that, for example, one of the insurance providers listed below offers nutrition counselling but it may not be in offered in your particular policy.
If that is the case, then when you’ll submit a receipt for nutritional counselling you may present a letter requesting nutritional coverage to your employer. In this case you may ask me for a template of such a letter to assist you. Keep in mind that although some insurance companies may cover nutritional counselling, this service may not be listed in every policy that they offer. It is up to us as employees to raise the bar and ask for what we want!
Insurance companies that may include nutritional counselling :
Industrial Alliance Financial Group
Greenshield Canada
Manulife
ClaimSecure
Blue Cross Alberta
SunLife
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Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions about insurance coverage. That said, it is advised that you also speak with your insurance provider for more detailed information and to place requests for services such as nutrition counselling.
Want to book a session with me? Feel free to either contact me via email, or check out my available services to purchase a session online ahead of time.