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Question: Acupuncture by non acupuncturists?

(Posted by: Argus on 2009-08-17 06:11:34)

Why does medicare australia pay for acupuncture done by GPs, who know so little about acupuncture, but not pay for acupuncture done by acupuncturists? It's a discriminatory & irrational policy. Why can't my acupuncturist, who gives me a 1- hr consultation, refer me to a lab for blood tests? But my GP, who did not even pick up a stehtoscope or check my temperature when I was sick, can? Why are massage therapists allowed to do acupuncture just because they call it dry needling. Somethings very wrong with the poeple who set our health policies & can be so easily hoodwinked by terminology & still hold the outmoded idea that an MBBS knows all

Posted by: David on 2009-08-17, 06:22:45

That sounds scary. too many buddies making up your health laws. i,m from the u.s., the country that the obama admin. has failed to convince that their health care system is failing. there are very strict laws about acupuncture. you have to be state licensed, which means you pass a test administered by licensed acupuncturists.

Posted by: carey on 2009-08-17, 09:58:33

It's because your country/ continent is in an area where everbody and their ancient grandmother think they know herbal medicines (e.g., white rhino horn will give you a woody) and who also think they know how to acupuncture away the evil spirits. This has to be a major concern for your government, which has a mandate to protect the population.

Posted by: hey on 2009-08-20, 19:14:18

It's politics greed and money. I recently discovered this site that talks about the non-acupuncturists performing acupuncture. medicalacupuncturefacts.com