Editor’s NoteThe following was submitted by the California Acupuncture Association:*
Dear Community,
California “Governor’s May 2024-May 2025 Amendments” Acupuncture to be removed from Medicare benefits from January 2025These cuts will end existing acupuncture services for millions of much-needed Medicare beneficiaries and will negatively impact California’s acupuncture industry.
Because we have a short amount of time to make changes, we ask that you:
- Find your local Senator and Representative: https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
- Make a copy of this letter, fill it in with your information, and send it to your Congressman. By May 28, 2024.
- Share on social media and in your alumni groups, and tell your teachers, patients, and families to write or call their representatives now. (Feel free to share/comment on CSOMA’s Instagram and Facebook posts.)
*This statement has been endorsed by the prominent professional associations in the field of acupuncture in California: the California Acupuncture Association (CAC), an umbrella organization representing the largest English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean groups.
AACMA President, Dr. Chulong Xue; Tiffany Tufte, LAc, CSOMA; AKAMAC President, Dr. Bon Cho; JAAC President, Dr. Saori Minoda; ASCM President, Dr. Xiaoqin Zhu; and CAUA President, Dr. Jane Hong-Mei Lee.
