Dr. Charis Wolf has been in practice 20+ years in California and now Washington, where she has also been an adjunct professor at multiple schools. She has been in professional leadership, serving at the state level and now national level as an American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA) board member to promote integrated medicine, particularly acupuncture, in various institutional settings. Building on her research experience, she is currently pursuing an interdisciplinary PhD in the philosophy of East Asian medicines and global health. Contact: charis@chariswolfacupuncture.com.
When we talk about fertility, the focus is often placed on the ovaries and the uterus. Yet sperm-related factors contribute to nearly half of all cases of infertility. Whether someone is navigating fertility care alone or with a partner, and whether building a family through intercourse, IVI, IUI or IVF, it’s vital to include sperm health in the picture.
With some plans – and it starts with Medicare (CMS) – there is a payment protocol that may be referred to as a multi-therapy discount, but its official name is the multiple-procedure payment reduction (MPPR). If a health care provider performs multiple procedures during a single patient encounter, Medicare (and many commercial insurers) typically will pay “full price” for only the highest-valued procedure.
Our team of authors offer this paper (and this descriptive AT series) as a support for you as a professional, practitioner and member of the acupuncture community at large. We hope that it will serve to further the needs of acupuncturists everywhere and also act as a guide for those wishing to learn about Acupuncture Medicine – patients, healthcare decision makers, policymakers, and other stakeholders.