Medical Nutrition Therapy
- helps you learn how to use food to help you manage your medical diagnosis
- helps you learn which foods work best for your body
- helps you achieve and maintain a greater level of health and wellness
- helps you learn how food can help you achieve your health goals
We see patients for Medical Nutrition Therapy in-person at our Rockville, Maryland office or virtually using Zoom. We accept Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Maryland Medicaid, and Trust Mark Health Benefits policies.
Medical Nutrition Therapy must be provided by licensed nutritionists and dietitians in the state where you live. Ford Wellness serves clients and patients who live in the following states
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
*If you don’t live in the states listed above or live outside of the US, you must see us in person at our office in Rockville, Maryland. When scheduling, choose “Maryland” as your service state.
Click Below to Schedule an Appointment for MNT
MNT is often covered by a patient’s health insurance policy. However, there may be limitations depending on your location and your policy. Before scheduling, be sure to ask your insurance company about “nutrition counseling” or “medical nutrition therapy” coverage.
Note for Aetna patients
“Aetna considers nutritional counseling a medically necessary preventive service for children and adults who are obese, and for adults who are overweight and have other cardiovascular disease risk factors (hypertension, dyslipidemia, impaired fasting glucose, or the metabolic syndrome), when it is furnished by a provider (e.g., licensed nutritionist, registered dietician, or other qualified licensed health professionals such as nurses who are trained in nutrition) recognized under the plan.
Aetna considers nutritional counseling medically necessary for other chronic disease states (e.g., diabetes mellitus, eating disorders, gastro-intestinal disorders, hypertension, kidney disease, seizures (i.e., ketogenic diet), and other conditions (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) in which dietary adjustment has a therapeutic role, when it is furnished by a provider (e.g., licensed nutritionist, registered dietician, or other qualified licensed health professionals such as nurses who are trained in nutrition) recognized under the plan.”