Insurance Information

Check out the Nutritional Links Page for More Information/Website Links

What's the Law?

Medically Necessary Foods & Formula Laws
State Laws on Formula Coverage from PKUNews.org

Does my state mandate insurance coverage for medically prescribed foods and formulas?  Check out Cambrooke Foods website at the link below to see what your state covers.
​Cambrooke Foods Website - Insurance Legislation for Medically Prescribed Foods

Updated Article written in Summer 2006 OAA Newsletter by Keiko Ueda, MPH, RD, LDN (OAA Medical Advisor)

• Health Insurance Coverage for OA Medical-Nutritional Treatments

​​Article written in January 2003 OAA Newsletter regarding handling formula coverages:

• Practical Nutritional Considerations (PDF)

NORD manages a CARNITOR® Drug Assistance Program:​

Sigma-tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CARNITOR® Drug Assistance Program
(L-Carnitine or levo carnitine)
Conditions:
Primary systemic carnitine deficiency, dialysis, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), several rare metabolic disorders 
Contact:
NORD at 1-800-999-6673 e-mail bnavarette@rarediseases.org

Access to Care - State Specific Agencies for Resources

• Colorado Access to Care (PDF)
• Conneticut Access to Care (PDF)
• Maryland Access to Care (PDF)
• Mississippi Access to Care (PDF)
• New York Access to Care (PDF)
• West Virginia Access to Care (PDF)

Assistance

Needy Meds
Patient Assistance Programs

​Mead Johnson Nutritionals Helping Hands Program
(low/no cost formula assistance)