Most insurance carriers have a financial interest in making sure that health care claims are valid. Carriers are very specific about covered medical expenses. Many plans won’t cover certain “health care” expenses. Is red light therapy covered by insurance?

This is a “sponsored” article, so the information should be independently verified by the reader. But it does raise an interesting question.

I have heard from too many doctors that stated, ‘we know it works but we cannot bill the insurance company for it’. So, they offer the treatments that do not work but are billable to the insurance providers.

David Christenson, Founder and CEO of Neurocare systems

As a layman and advocate, it is difficult to know what will change. In the case of COVID, for example, covered expenses changed for many insurance plans. Also, the IRS recently announced that certain COVID-related expenses are now tax deductible, such as masks and sanitizing wipes.

One has to wonder when a proven healthcare related expense such as red light therapy will be covered by insurance plans.