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Evidence / Research / Science
TCM for the Heart: New JAMA Study
Compound Helps Patients Suffering Particularly Dangerous Form of Myocardial Infarction
Acupuncture Today Staff
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Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
The Missing Piece of the Fertility Puzzle
The Missing Piece of the Fertility Puzzle

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.

Sadie Minkoff, LAc, FABORM, OBAA
Billing / Fees / Insurance
Multiple-Procedure Claim Reductions?
Multiple-Procedure Claim Reductions?

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.

Samuel A. Collins
News / Profession
The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the U.S. (Pt. 1): What's in a Name?
The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the U.S.

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.

Clasina (Sina) Leslie Smith, MS, MA, LAc, MD, Dipl. Ac., FAAMA; Charis M. Wolf, MSc, MSTCM, DTCM, Dipl. Ac.