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by Sleeep 3225 days ago
Uh! I was once referred by a real MD to a real (licensed) physical therapist who worked in a real physical therapy office who performed a purely quack "procedure" (craniosacral therapy) on me and they billed my insurance for "physical manipulation" which they paid. My insurance specifically excludes craniosacral therapy as a covered expense.

Uh,I felt terrible about the whole thing, it seems like a cut and dried case of insurance fraud to me. My MD said she was sending me to physical therapy so I thought I'd be getting real treatment and didn't think about it further. I never heard of craniosacral therapy before that but it was clear that the physical therapist was practicing woo once I was actually there.

The worst thing is, since craniosacral therapy claims to treat almost every symptom and every disease she may refer 90% of her patients. :(

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Report it anonymously to your insurance provider (*not sure if this is possible and/or would actually do anything)