Float Therapy Covered by Insurance!

Float Therapy Covered by Insurance!

From a sniffle to surgery, there is an unrealistic expectation that insurance will foot the bill, including the broad spectrum of alternative medicine choices. Novel approaches to the treatment of anxiety, depression and stress management are now more visible and accepted.  One emerging therapy known as float therapy is putting its collective hopes, dreams and grass roots dollars into research, for a disillusioned end game goal of going head to head with big pharma and the behemoth, politically entrenched insurance industry, with high hopes that insurance coverage will be the answer to the long term survival, awareness and usage of floating.

While insurance coverage for floating may be of limited benefit for the consumer, it presents a troubling situation for the bottom line of float center owners, who generally have big hearts and want to save the world, but also high overhead and maintenance costs as compared to massage, for instance. Some float centers seem to be on the right track and are creating their own version of “insurance” by establishing programs and discount packages for frequent floating.  Making floating more accessible and affordable through programs that encourage regular use, avoids the middleman of the insurance company, dictating their own version of usage and cost based on a third party understanding and application.  Thus, while float research is a good means for establishing viability, credibility and awareness, the end game purpose of research must also be considered in the mix. With all this in mind, it appears that the best way to maximize value to both the consumer and float center small business owner is to not involve insurance but to have the float industry collaboratively design and utilize a model better suited for float industry survival. 

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How does float therapy help traumatic brain injury (TBI)?

How does float therapy help traumatic brain injury (TBI)?

How does float therapy help traumatic brain injury (TBI)? From headaches, neck pain, mood and sleep issues to concentration, focus and energy levels, float therapy is disruptive to the brain in a good way. Floating on a regular basis can shift an individual into a more productive, positive, active human with less pain and dysfunction. This case study is an excellent example for doctors, health care practitioners and the public to better understand the value of floating on a regular basis to help manage ongoing symptoms related to TBI and concussion.

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Does insurance cover float therapy?

Does insurance cover float therapy?

Does insurance cover float therapy? That’s the million dollar question. Those that use float therapy for therapeutic reasons need to float more frequently than those just seeking a periodic chill - and there are cost considerations. Considering the profound mind and body effects of floating, some feel that it should be an insurance covered benefit. There are some researchers currently doing studies to make floatation therapy more mainstream, even with hopes that someday it would be a routinely covered benefit. In this multi-part series on insurance and floating, this first blog sets the stage for the question itself - should insurance cover float therapy?

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Float Therapy: Antidote to Anxiety

Float Therapy: Antidote to Anxiety

Float Therapy serves to get the body off the mind, as well as reducing so many other external stimuli, and in doing so, allows for a deep brain reset that results in less anxiety. Research in the world of floatation is supportive in demonstrating potent anti-anxiety effects. Floating is a drug-free, safe and effective choice for managing stress and anxiety in our culture of stress and anxiety.

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Boosting Immunity with Float Therapy

Boosting Immunity with Float Therapy

Float Therapy boosts immunity in a variety of ways. From deep relaxation and a resetting of the brain’s perception of reality, floating helps pain, sleep and mood. Floatation affects both magnesium and hormone levels. Floating reduces stress.

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Concussions and Float Tanks

 Concussions and Float Tanks

Concussions are prevalent in professional sports. Floating is one effective way to alleviate the effects of concussion. One hour in silence and the absence of sound is a treat to the brain. You can also use a red light in the float tank to help minimize the issues from traumatic brain injury like concussion.

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Nausea and Floating - Why does it happen sometimes?

Nausea and Floating - Why does it happen sometimes?

Floatation Therapy or floating is one of the most accessible and relaxing pain relieving therapies available today.  Floating, for the majority of those who first try it, is a wonderful, safe and effective tool for navigating our modern society. But for a few, the float experience can evoke a temporary sense of motion sickness or nausea, which can limit its relaxing feeling and other potential benefits.

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