AAAOM and its partners submitted 27,000 letters detailing the life-changing effects of acupuncture to HHS in support of including acupuncture as an essential health benefit.
"While we're delighted with the progress we've seen to date, we still have a long way to go to ensure our citizens have access to high quality health-care options," says Michael Jabbour, MS, LAc, current AAAOM president, and immediate past president of the Acupuncture Society of New York (ASNY).
AAAOM has drafted proposed legislation to be introduced in Congress that would include coverage for acupuncture in federally funded health-care programs such as Medicare.