by NMSAAM | Mar 4, 2025 | Medicare
The ASA and the NCCAOM Endorse The Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act Act of 2025 (H.R. 1667) The Acupuncture for our Seniors Act would increase Medicare beneficiaries’ access to acupuncturists, provide more non-pharmacological options for pain relief, and enable growth...
by Dr. Yvonne Walston, DOM | May 29, 2023 | Communications, Medicare, Meetings
Envisioning Our Future: May 11-15, 2023 by NMSAAM President Dr. Yvonne Wylie Walston, DOM Joyfully coming out of the COVID pandemic, acupuncturists finally met in person again at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC, like we did in 2019, again with 3 parts to the...
by NMSAAM | Mar 10, 2023 | Communications, Medicare, Meetings
Registration Rates: ASA Members*: $349 by March 31, 2023 $399 by May 14, 2023 Non-ASA Members: $449 by March 31, 2023 $499 by May 14, 2023 Students: $349 by March 31, 2023 $399 by May 14, 2023 Advocacy Day Federal Fly-in: Free for conference attendees. ***ALL...
by NMSAAM | Jan 22, 2023 | History, Medicare
If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies . . . This year we are celebrating our 42nd year of acupuncture licensure in New Mexico! It was not until 2018 that our work was recognized by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as a distinct profession, rather than a...
by NMSAAM | Nov 11, 2022 | Business, Communications, Legislative, Medicare
A Message from AcuCongress Founder Dr. Kallie Byrd Guimond, MPH, OM.D, L.Ac Three Years… I began receiving text messages the minute the statement was issued. I missed the meeting, so I am paraphrasing what was said to me: coming from the NCCAOM/ASA Town Hall, it...
by Dr. Yvonne Walston, DOM | Jun 14, 2022 | Medicare, Uncategorized
Many acupuncturists have had the attitude of Medicare – no way. They dismiss becoming Medicare providers, because they say that Medicare reimbursements are too low to make a living. Acupuncturists are not the only practitioners with that attitude. There is a...
