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Medicare to Cover Acupuncture in Chronic Low Back Pain Study

By lynn | Published July 26, 2019

With the recent opioid epidemic outcry, and associated legislation, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently approved funding  for large-scale trials to evaluate effectiveness, and develop strategies to best implement, acupuncture treatment of older adults (65 years and older) with chronic low back pain.

On July 15, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed covering acupuncture for Medicare patients

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