Q. Does insurance cover CBT for insomnia?

A: This will vary depending upon your insurance. Under some plans, in order to obtain payment or reimbursement, you may need to obtain a referral before you begin to see the CBT-I specialist. If your claim is rejected, you and your doctor should appeal the decision. In the appeal, you may want to cite the NIH report (PDF) which states that CBT-I is effective for the treatment of insomnia, guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (PDF), or research papers on CBT-I.

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