Dr. Linda Hao is the co-founder and president of the International Academy of Scalp Acupuncture, and a professor at the Neuro-acupuncture Institute. She has been teaching neuro-acupuncture throughout the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Australia for many years. She is the co-author of the book Chinese Scalp Acupuncture and has published research articles in journals in both the U.S. and China. She received her doctoral degree in acupuncture with concentration in neuro-acupuncture, from Heilongjiang University of TCM in Harbin, China. She trained with Dr. Shunfa Jiao, the founder of Scalp Acupuncture. In her practice, Dr. Hao treats patients of all ages and from many countries with positive, rapid results for a wide range of conditions.
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.