Dr. Sherry Mizumoto is an experienced doctor of Chinese medicine, acupuncturist and herbologist licensed in Hawaii, California and nationally. She has been an educator at Pacific College of Health and Science, served in the oncology department at University of California San Diego, and is now committed to her private practice in Lahaina. She received earned a Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine (MSTOM) and Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM), and studied and trained abroad at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Chengdu, China. In addition, she was fortunate to visit Tibet and engage and observe their unique form of medicine.
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.