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 ACUPUNCTURE
DID YOU KNOW THAT...?
According to a 2006 survey by the American Hospital Association (AHA), 39% of hospitals in the U.S. offer acupuncture, and 47% offer tai ji, yoga or qi gong. The survey also found that patients paid for most of these services out-of-pocket.
In 1993, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimated that Americans made 9 to 12 million visits to acupuncture practitioners, and spent as much as half a billion dollars on acupuncture treatments.
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, approximately 42 percent of all Americans are using complimentary therapies like Chinese medicine, spending more than $34 billion annually.
The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) estimates that nearly 1 out of 10 adults (approximately 20 million people) in the United States has already had acupuncture to treat a variety of health problems. There are currently about 15,000 acupuncturists serving more than 1 million people per year in the U.S.
According to a survey conducted by the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance (AOMA), most respondents (60%) say they would readily consider acupuncture as a treatment option if their health required it.
One in five (21%) of the survey respondents report that they had utilized some other form of Oriental medicine, such as herbs or Asian bodywork therapy.
More than 40 states currently have laws which protect the consumer by clearly defining qualified and well-trained practitioners of acupuncture?
Acupuncture (or acupressure) is covered by more than 1 out of 5 employment health insurance plans and is a qualified expense for many health savings accounts (HSAs). Does YOUR health plan cover acupuncture?
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