{"id":713,"date":"2017-11-05T18:46:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T23:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/?p=713"},"modified":"2017-11-05T18:46:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T23:46:52","slug":"letter-of-medical-necessity-for-normalyte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/letter-of-medical-necessity-for-normalyte\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter of Medical Necessity for NormaLyte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some dysautonomia patients\u00a0use\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/normalyte.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">NormaLyte<\/a> <\/strong>as a way to supplement their salt and fluid intake. NormaLyte comes in several flavors and a plain flavor developed with the input of Dysautonomia International and over 1000 dysautonomia patients, called <strong>PURE<\/strong>. It&#8217;s an electrolyte powder you can add to water. Some people like to add a splash of their favorite flavor juice, like OJ or cranberry juice to give it a little flavor. NormaLyte generously donates 10% of sales from PURE to Dysautonomia International to support our research, physician education, public awareness and patient empowerment programs.<\/p>\n<p>Some insurance companies may reimburse you for the cost of NormaLyte with a prescription from your doctor because it is considered a Medical Food Product approved by the FDA. This\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dysautonomiainternational.org\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Letter-of-Medical-Necessity-Template.docx\" rel=\"\">Letter of Medical Necessity Template<\/a> <\/strong>may be helpful in persuading your insurance company to pay for it. Call your insurance company to see if Medical Food Products are covered by your plan when you have a prescription and a letter of medical necessity from your doctor. Then ask your doctor to fill it out. 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