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How to Submit a Health Insurance Claim for Your Hot Tub or Sauna

Would you like to save yourself and your health insurance company some money? No it’s not a trick question. The simple fact is you can with a letter and maybe a couple phone calls. Health insurance companies want to save money so they can provide coverage at a low price. It’s in their best interest. And consumers always want to pay less and get more. I know I do.

The key to writing your health insurance company is having all your ducks in a row. Providing them with a cost-benefit analysis outlining how a hot tub or sauna will help with your condition and save them money over the long haul. Click on the corresponding blog categories to learn how Sauna Therapy and Hydrotherapy can benefit your overall health and wellbeing. The second piece is educating your health insurance carrier on Sauna Therapy and/or Hydrotherapy.

Start first by reviewing your health insurance policy to understand what’s covered. Sauna Therapy and Hydrotherapy may not be listed. And that’s okay, press forward with the cost-benefit letter. The following are sample areas to include in your health insurance claim letter.

·        List the number, cost, and results of prescriptions, medical tests, physical therapy, doctor’s appointments, etc.

·         Highlight and underscore the one time low cost of a Sauna or Hot Tub. Click on My Bath Products to find which one fits your needs.

·     Include a doctor’s letter (one who understand Sauna and Hydrotherapy health benefits)

·         Include supporting documentation (research, medical papers, etc.)

If you are denied at first, press on with an appeal process. Begin by requesting a full denial explanation in writing. This will help you plan your next letter strategy.

Secondly, include a copy of contested materials to regulators and/or politicians because HMOs like to avoid too many complaints. It hurts their employer marketing efforts. Here are some regulators to address:

·         State Agencies

·      Accrediting Organizations like American Accreditation of HealthCare Commission www.urac.org, National Committee for Quality Assurance www.ncqa.org, and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations www.jcaho.org –find out which one your HMO is a member of and send a copy to them

·         Federal Health Care Financing Administration (Medicare & Medicaid)

To help you Dr. Sherry Rogers, author of Detoxify or Die, includes a medical insurance letter supporting Infrared Sauna therapy as a cheap alternative to endless medical claims like tests, pills, surgery, and so forth. Click on the link above and scroll down to page 10 to read her letter.

            Start saving money today!

Two Studies Find Sauna Therapy Improves Cardiovascular Health

Heart Disease claims 700,000 US lives each year. And is the leading cause of death for men and women. You’ll be interested to learn, Sauna Therapy can lower the risk of heart disease.

Kagoshima University in Japan posted two studies on repeated Sauna Therapy improving heart functioning. One study found repeated sauna therapy improves ventricular arrhythmias problems in patients with Chronic Heart Failure as well as their overall prognosis. The second study found repeated sauna therapy improves impaired vascular endothelial functioning for patients with coronary risk factors. 

Sauna therapy is especially helpful for those at risk for heart disease currently struggling with exercise. It can help work your heart the same as a 10 kilometer run. You can’t beat that!

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Emerging Research on Saunas Fighting Cancer

Cancer Cell

Do you know someone who struggles with Cancer? More than likely you do or will at some point as 24 or so Cancer types effect over 10,146,000 Americans at any given time. The numbers are staggering and fortunately going down. Thanks to medical research, patient education, and holistic approaches.

Dr. Lawrence Wilson reports saunas are a good tool for those either with or trying to prevent cancer and chronic infections. Reportedly, saunas promote harmful toxin elimination, oxygenate blood, strengthen immune system functioning, and decrease body radiation burden.

Dr. John Cline reports heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, and biological toxins are contaminating our environment. These toxins, he reports, are increasing the number of chronic degenerative diseases we see in healthcare today. In fact, these toxins account for 90% of the chronic diseases in the world.

“Saunas not only help remove radioactive particles, but can kill cells mutated by radiation that otherwise reproduce and eventually lead to cancer”, says Dr. Wilson. A combination of mechanisms acting simultaneously is how saunas aid cancer patients. Dr. Wilson lists 11 sauna secrets for cancer in a recent article, which in brief include:

1.      Heating the body

2.      Inhibiting the sympathetic nervous system

3.      Improving circulation

4.      Decongesting the internal organs

5.      Producing heat shock protein

6.      Enhancing activity of the skin.

7.      Color therapy

8.      Infrared decouples toxins from water molecules

9.      Enhancing oxygenation

10.   Balancing the pH. Saunas help balance both excessively acid and alkaline body chemistries

11.   Enhancing the activity of water molecules in the body

To read Dr. Wilson’s full article on saunas and cancer, please click on his name underlined above.

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Discover the Russian Bania

“What is the Russian Bania?” I asked this same question when I ran across an article about this historically influential steam bath. We hear about the Finnish Sauna regularly when we look into the health benefits of sweating. But not often the Russian Bania. So I found it interesting to learn the Russian Bania was developed around the same time as the Finnish Sauna without any collaboration between these two cultures.

A 1914 Finnish Museum Society paper reports Russians having more interest and sauna records than Finland. In fact, between 1877 and 1911, Russia’s medical community published over 30 papers describing the Bania’s cure-all healing effect. This attitude continues today in many villages throughout Russia.

The Bania would likely be an American household name today, rather than the Finnish Sauna, if it were not for the politics of the early 1900’s. The Russian curtain kept culture, tradition, and folklore concealed. To discover more about the Russian Bania click here.

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