Financial Advantages
Family Camp provides several financial advantages compared to other weight loss programs.
1. Insurance Coverage
With the amount of therapeutic work at Family Camp for both campers and parents, Wellspring Family Camp offers the highest insurance reimbursement of any Wellspring Camp. Families typically receive statements indicating a total of $1,500 to $2,500 in billable sessions.
At the end of Camp, Wellspring produces and submits a statement to your health insurance. The statement won’t come from Wellspring. It will come from the therapist.
Wellspring uses a private billing agency to bill insurance companies directly for reimbursement. If preauthorization is required, Wellspring will determine this and, where possible, ensure that treatment is preauthorized.
Reimbursement will depend on a number of factors, including what your benefits are for behavioral counseling, and for treatment “out-of-network.” However, unless you are covered by an HMO, you should be successful in recouping a significant portion of the billed amount.
For more information on insurance reimbursement, please click here.
2. Loans
Because Family Camp is an educational program, student loans are also available. These loans can reduce the immediate financial impact of participation to less than $30 per month. For more information on these loans and how to apply, click here.
3. Tax Benefit
Four years ago, the IRS announced a new ruling (IRS Ruling 202-19) that allows treatment for weight problems to be used as a medical deduction. For more information, please click here.
