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Archive for July 21st, 2010
Rumors of an acupuncture fee schedule? Really?
h/t to Damin Toell (who really needs to update his blog already) and many thanks to DG for publishing this at NFP. Acupuncture is now going to be deemed to be payable at the MD or DO rate.
Where was the DOI when “Power Acupuncture” represented the law, and the carriers were getting socked for $100 acupuncture visits, notwithstanding the DOI’s proclamation that acupuncture was only payable at the chiro rate? As an aside, it looks Judge Gonzalez in Great Wall Acupuncture v. GMAC, 6/15/2007 NYLJ 22, (col. 3)(Civ. Ct. Bronx Co. 2007) called this one three years ago.
While it is unfortunate that the carriers will be paying more for these acupuncture visits, the good news is that my summary judgment motions will consume about 40 less pieces of paper, since a definitive fee schedule will have been established.
