Why are functional medicine doctors so expensive?

[Dr. Anshul Gupta]

One of the reasons why seeing functional medicine physicians can feel expensive is that it is not covered by insurance. Yes unfortunately our current insurance system doesn’t cover functional medicine treatment.  This scares several people who are thinking about working with a functional medicine doctor.

 

But this research study has shown that over the course of 5 years the functional medicine model of care was less expensive as compared to conventional care. The reason being conventional medicine is sick care, so you will continue to be sick and your health is going to deteriorate. While with functional medicine your health continues to get better, and that way you get less sick and don’t have to spend so much on healthcare expenses.

 

And it’s not only about the cost, it’s about the quality of life. When people work with functional medicine physician their quality of life improves dramatically and they are able to live their life to the fullest.

 

How to find a functional medicine physician

 

As I said before it is very important that you do your research before hiring a functional medicine physician for your care. It is very important that you find a functional medicine physician who has done the highest quality training in functional medicine and has the right credentials. You don’t want to work with a person who is not trained completely as that can really harm your health. In fact, one of the most common reasons people come to see me is that they have worked previously with a so called “ functional medicine expert” and didn’t get any results. So its important to look for credentials of the functional medicine doctor you plan to work with and who has previously worked with people like you.

 

The good news for you is that you can easily find the right functional medicine physician by going to the institute of functional medicine ( IFM )  website. IFM currently holds the highest standards for training functional medicine physicians, and you can go to this link to find a certified practitioner with them.

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