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Patients and practitioners press for insurance coverage of acupuncture for pain, nausea and PTSD
Summary
Patients who found acupuncture effective for chemotherapy nausea, chronic pain and other conditions and licensed acupuncturists urged the committee to pass H1148/S834 to make acupuncture a covered, equitable treatment in state insurance plans including public‑employee plans and MassHealth.
Multiple patients and licensed acupuncturists testified in favor of H1148/S834, which would require broader insurance coverage for acupuncture services for pain, nausea, PTSD and substance‑use disorders. Survivors described chemotherapy‑related nausea and vagal‑nerve dysfunction alleviated by acupuncture and said that access to the…
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