,,,,Insurance Companies' Fears of Covering Acupuncture Appear Unfounded

Insurance Companies' Fears of Covering Acupuncture Appear Unfounded


 

Publication Date: January 2008

Publisher: RAND Corporation

Author(s): Machaon Bonafede; Andrew Dick; Katia Noyes; Jonathan D. Klein; Theodore Brown

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Type: Fact sheet

Abstract:

This fact sheet describes how patients' use of acupuncture affects use of conventional medical services and suggests that acupuncture often substitutes for other, more expensive services, thereby reducing total medical costs.