Andrew Litchy, N.D.

They just knew about them. They were around and not fully integrated. And so I think now in Minnesota, we're starting to get more NDs in state. When I moved here, there was five in practice. And now we're 50, 60, 70. So it's increasing. And there's just more time for education for people to understand what we do and what we don't do and who we are and who we are not.

They just knew about them. They were around and not fully integrated. And so I think now in Minnesota, we're starting to get more NDs in state. When I moved here, there was five in practice. And now we're 50, 60, 70. So it's increasing. And there's just more time for education for people to understand what we do and what we don't do and who we are and who we are not.

Because there can be a lot of ideas of what we are that are not quite right. Yeah.

Because there can be a lot of ideas of what we are that are not quite right. Yeah.

Sure. Well, people find me lots of ways. Through website referrals and so on. My website, we try to do a fair amount of education so people can understand what we do. And I think a lot of people still find us by word of mouth. More and more, I think we get referrals from other healthcare providers. And as people understand what we do more and more, there's more and more interest in it. Yeah.

Sure. Well, people find me lots of ways. Through website referrals and so on. My website, we try to do a fair amount of education so people can understand what we do. And I think a lot of people still find us by word of mouth. More and more, I think we get referrals from other healthcare providers. And as people understand what we do more and more, there's more and more interest in it. Yeah.

Yeah, I don't think there's any particular movement by insurance companies to credential NDs. I think there's no signaling they're interested in doing that, which is, as you said, a shame because it prevents access. For providers, it's okay. We develop practices that don't take insurance, and so we can provide care, but it's such a limitation for people to access what we do.

Yeah, I don't think there's any particular movement by insurance companies to credential NDs. I think there's no signaling they're interested in doing that, which is, as you said, a shame because it prevents access. For providers, it's okay. We develop practices that don't take insurance, and so we can provide care, but it's such a limitation for people to access what we do.

in other states we are credentialed in insurance systems and so we we are in hospitals i did training in hospitals side by side with mds and and so minnesota we yeah you know i think we will probably get there um and frankly it confuses me why insurance would not have us involved because we are We're not expensive.

in other states we are credentialed in insurance systems and so we we are in hospitals i did training in hospitals side by side with mds and and so minnesota we yeah you know i think we will probably get there um and frankly it confuses me why insurance would not have us involved because we are We're not expensive.

We don't recommend $30,000 treatments, and we prevent utilization of the healthcare system. So you'd think insurance, of all people, would really appreciate that benefit, but we're not there yet.

We don't recommend $30,000 treatments, and we prevent utilization of the healthcare system. So you'd think insurance, of all people, would really appreciate that benefit, but we're not there yet.

The majority of people that come to me come to me because they have a problem, but there are some people that do because they understand prevention can happen before problems arise, right? And so they want to optimize their health, optimize their functioning, and work like that. It's still, it is a minority, but it's a really fun patient population to work with.

The majority of people that come to me come to me because they have a problem, but there are some people that do because they understand prevention can happen before problems arise, right? And so they want to optimize their health, optimize their functioning, and work like that. It's still, it is a minority, but it's a really fun patient population to work with.

we're working with peak performance and athletics like that. That's another wellness population. That's a lot of fun to work with. Yeah.

we're working with peak performance and athletics like that. That's another wellness population. That's a lot of fun to work with. Yeah.

Yeah, I think those are two groups of people that would find me. Those that are suspicious, have lack of trust in the conventional system for a variety of reasons, looking for care outside that. Those that are concerned with the nature of some conventional treatments, they want to find alternatives for what they might see as problematic or a treatment with a lot of side effects.

Yeah, I think those are two groups of people that would find me. Those that are suspicious, have lack of trust in the conventional system for a variety of reasons, looking for care outside that. Those that are concerned with the nature of some conventional treatments, they want to find alternatives for what they might see as problematic or a treatment with a lot of side effects.

And there are also people that seek us out for adjunctive or specialty care that they simply can't get in a conventional system. So those are the million types of people that find us.

And there are also people that seek us out for adjunctive or specialty care that they simply can't get in a conventional system. So those are the million types of people that find us.