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H.R.3313- Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2021

March 9, 2023 Uncategorized

In early 2021, CMS announced that Medicare would now cover acupuncture treatments for chronic lower back pain. The elderly would have 20 sessions of acupuncture...

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First Public Announcement of the American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety

February 17, 2016 Feature, Press Release

Greetings fellow American acupuncturists! We are writing to announce the formation of the American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety (AAPAS)that we have formed as a...

North Carolina Acupuncture Board Files Dry Needling Lawsuit

December 1, 2015 Feature

This article in Acupuncture Today, discusses the lawsuit filed in North Carolina in September 2015 by the North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board (NCALB). Search ? Subscribe...

Washington Court Injunction Bans Physical Therapists from Practicing Acupuncture “Dry Needling”

October 20, 2015 Feature

This press release from the National Center for Acupuncture Safety and Integrity discusses the Washington court to ban dry needling as practiced by physical therapists. Search...