Eva Levy Englander has a BA in psychology from Skidmore College in N.Y. (2009). She graduated from Southwest Acupuncture College in 2012 with her master's in acupuncture. After graduation she worked with Dr. Daisy Dong in China. Upon arrival back into the U.S. Eva worked for a wellness center in Denver, and then established her own clinic. She has worked at Kaiser Permanente since 2015, and specializes in anxiety disorders, chronic pain, sciatica, digestive disorders, female infertility, menopause symptoms, and sleep related problems. Englander is certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
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.