Re: Does MEDICAID pay for LDN?

[Guest guest]

I doubt that any form of insurance pays for LDN because it is not yet an

approved medication and has not gone through clinical trials in this

country. There is one trial going on in Germany (I think) that's almost

finished, but trials in other countries don't generally get drugs approved

for coverage by American insurance companies, and certainly not by

government insurance. It is possible that medicaid might pay for high dose

naltrexone, which is approved for treating substance abuse, and that if you

could get a doctor to prescribe Revia (high dose naltrexone) for you, you

could then use it to make low dose naltrexone. But I would be very

surprised if any insurance plan covers LDN.

Vali

Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 09:32:42 -0400

From: " spacecadet " <spacecadet@...>

Subject: Does MEDICAID pay for LDN?

Does anyone know?

Thank you.

[Guest guest]

I'm sure that most insurance pays for Naltrexone, but low dose naltrexone

has not been approved by the FDA for the treatment of anything at all. So

while insurance pays for Naltrexone in its high dosage, I doubt that any

insurance will pay for LOW DOSE Naltrexone. But then since you can make low

dose naltrexone from high dose naltrexone, it's not really a problem. (And

I could be totally off base, and every insurance but mine may pay for low

dose naltrexone.)

Vali

Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 20:06:56 -0500

From: " Sue Meier " <meiermom@...>

Subject: Re: Re: Does MEDICAID pay for LDN?

My insurance covered naltrexone....since it has gone generic it cost me $10.

Does MEDICAID pay for LDN?

Does anyone know?

Thank you.

[Guest guest]

Vali, I don't know about Medicaid, but quite a few insurers DO pay for

LDN. NPA does, for example. However, the teacher's contact with NPA

doesn't include it, so I ,too, pay for it out-of-pocket. Victor, the

pharmacist at Irmat, told me that more and more insurers are paying for

LDN, so...