Medical treatments insurers won’t touch

BrainYou’d be surprised what medical conditions can be cured if you have the time and money to travel the world. There are some procedures for the terminally ill that health insurers in the United States won’t touch – even if some of these treatments are widely accepted overseas. We went out looking for medical treatments that will likely be denied by health insurers in the United States but can be obtained by those with big bank accounts who travel overseas. Here’s a sample of what we found:

1. Surgery to cure diabetes: A procedure to cure Type II diabetes has been successful in sending it into extended remission. It’s in clinical trials in the United States.
2. Migraine management: In Spain, you can stop the pain of severe chronic migraines through an electrode implant that zaps your nerves with electric pulses to block the pain.
3. Fixing spine injuries: In Portugal, you can undergo a surgery for spinal cord injuries that involves transplanting nasal cavity nerves (you heard right) to the injured area of the spine where they repair the injury.
4. Stem cell treatment: This can treat a crushed spinal cord, cancer, Type I diabetes and muscle damage. It’s available in China, Denmark, Iceland, India, Italy, Korea, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom.
5. Bone marrow transplant: Has been known to cure breast and ovarian cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and brain tumors.

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