Article: What H.R. 4803 means to me: our professional future
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Article written by Northwestern Health Sciences University faculty member Greta Hysjulien Jeffrey. The article was published in Acupuncture Today in October 2022 (Volume 23, Issue 10). Online access only.
Abstract
This is the fourth article from the ASA Advocacy Committee on the impact of the Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act on our patients, profession and practices. H.R. 4803 will codify licensed / qualified acupuncturists as providers under Medicare who can work and bill independently as "licensed / qualified acupuncturists." Currently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) covers acupuncture for chronic low back pain/cLBP, but licensed / qualified acupuncturists cannot treat or bill Medicare patients because we are not recognized as providers under the Social Security Act.