It pains me to think of the great number of elderly people suffering from pain. It pains me even more to learn that, thirty-eight years after acupuncture was introduced to Americans and after numerous studies confirming the efficiency of acupuncture to reduce pain, acupuncture is not a covered benefit for Medicare.
A recent information session of SCAN Health Plan on Oct. 28, 2010 confirmed the charging of monthly premium, office visit co-pays, and share of cost for prescription drugs. Just like Medicare Part A, and Part B, SCAN (Part C) did not recognize acupuncture as an option.
This is really adding insult to injury, piling financial pain upon physical pain, for the senior population who need a viable alternative to pain-killing drugs.
TMC
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