by Malia Kirby

There are only days left to sign a crucial petition to alert the Obama Administration to the fact that acupuncturists are not currently recognized as healthcare providers under the Social Security Act and, therefore, cannot get reimbursement for services provided to Medicare patients. The Social Security Act does recognize other healthcare professionals such as dieticians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse midwives, and clinical social workers. By changing the compensation structure allowed under Medicare, we can ensure that patients have access to their local acupuncturists.

The petition, created on January 11 of this year, needs 25,000 signatures by February 10 to get a response from the White House regarding the inclusion of acupuncturists in the Social Security Act, and at this time, only has 11,677 signatures. We have over 13,000 signatures to go.

If you have not yet signed, please do so now.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE WHITE HOUSE PETITION. SIGN TODAY!