Continued form last entry (since I only get 6 lines) :
The insurance companies want the client to get better as fast as possible (this means that something has to be medically recognized as 'wrong' or injured), so they won't have to pay out any more benefits than absolutely necessary, all the while they delay payment to the provider, so they can earn the interest.

This is why I've resisted for so long. I'm still resisting. I think it will just create aggravation in my otherwise generally calm life. Why sign up for more headaches?!

I just took a class last Friday on keeping chart notes for communicating with insurance companies and other health care "Team members". The more the instructor spoke, the less I wanted any part of it. People think that if they have "40 visits per year" listed in their insurance plan, then they get 40 free massages. Well, the fact of the matter is that the treatment has to be reasonable and necessary, and the insurance companies are going to avoid paying for anything that could possibly be construed as 'maintenance or prevention' (God forbid we do anything to maintain good health or prevent disease!). The treatment has to have a start and finish date and has to show measurable progress. (Cont'd...)