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Insurance companies that pay for acupuncture
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In some parts of the USA, and of course the world, acupuncture is a daily part of many people's lives. However not all of those people are in decision making positions at insurance companies.
This list represents an on-going survey and service that Acupuncture.com provides to give consumers a list of insurance companies that cover acupuncture. Ultimately, we would like to see insurance also pay for herbal medicines and therapies such as Qi Gong. Many already cover therapeutic massage.
This list has only just begun, as it grows, so will the quality of information available here. Until this list grows long and diverse, a great source for companies that pay for acupuncture would be your local practitioner of Chinese medicine. He or she likely works with insurance companies on a weekly basis and can give you at least a partial list of companies in your area/state/province/country that pay for this service.
Insurance is a highly regulated industry with legal nooks and crannies above and beyond the scope of this article. The list that follows may or may not be accurate in your area, but its a start. When E-mail addresses and phone numbers are available, they will be uploaded.
If your company is not listed here, remember that insurance companies are very sensitive to your needs, especially when you express those needs with your money. If you want more insurance companies to cover acupuncture, just ask for their marketing department and express your desire. They may say "no" because of lack of research, or some other other reason, but in the end, it is the marketplace that will generate the growth of acupuncture, not the skeptics.
You don't have to take my word for it, please see:
Major U.S Health Insurers Turn to Complementary Alternative Medicine
Insurance Companies that Cover Acupuncture
- All health insurance plans in Nevada are requried to cover acupuncture!
- Acupuncture Plus, Inc.
1900 McCarthy Blvd., Suite 412,
Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: 888-8ACUPLUS (888-822-8758) or 800-889-1506
Fax: 408-383-7117
- Aetna Life
PO Box 129056
San Diego, CA 92112-9056
- Aetna Life Insurance Co.
3541 Winchester Rd.
Allentown, PA 18195-0501
- AFTRA Health Fund
6922 Hollywood Blvd. #900
Hollywood, CA 90028
- AIS (Acupuncture Insurance Services)
188 Industrial Dr., Suite 226
Elmhurst, Illinios 60126
(800) 860-8330
- Alternative Health Insurance Services
P.O. Box 6279,
Thousand Oaks, CA 91359
(800) 966-8467
FAX (805) 379-1580
- American Medical Security
"Alternative Plan"
PO Box 19032,
Green Bay, WI 54307-9868
- Blue Cross of California
PO Box 9042
Oxnard, CA 93031-9042
- Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield
P.O Box 412
New York, N.Y. 10157-0905
Attention: Provider Register Department
Tel: (800) 343-7283
- Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska
- Blue Shield - Turlock
PO Box 381006
Turlock, CA 95381-9006
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Oregon
PO Box 1271
Portland, OR 97207-1271
- Blue Shield: - PERSCARE- SHIELD 65 (For MEDICARE)
- BUBB Heath Plans
PO Box 10106
Eugene, OR. 97440
- CCN Elect
P.O. Box 939014
San Diego, CA 92123
- Cigna
P.O. Box 3310
Albuquerque, NM 57190
- Conn. General Life Insurance Co.
PO Box 34336
Charlotte, NC 28234-4336
- Directors Guild of America
Producers Health Plans
8436 West Third Street #900
Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Disney Worldwide Services
P.O. Box 10130
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830
- Employers Health Insurance
1100 Employers Blvd.
Green Bay, WI 54344
- Equity League Health Trust Fund
165 W. 46th St., 14th Floor
New York, NY 10036-2582
- Escobar Diversified
5251 View Ridge Court
San Diego, CA 92123-1646
- Fireman's Fund
P.O. Box 50550
Ontario, CA 91761-1055
- First Health
P.O. Box 30080
Salt Lake City, UT 84130
- Fremont Pacific Insurance Group
P.O. Box 889006
San Diego, CA 92168-9006
- Golden Eagle Insurance Co.
P.O. Box 85826
San Diego, CA 92186
- Government Employees Hospital Association
P.O. Box 10304,
Kansas City, MO 64171-0304
The acupuncture treatments for this plan must be performed by an MD.
- Great West Life Insurance
- Helsman Management Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 29016
Glendale, CA 91209
- John Alden
- John Hancock Claim Serivices
P.O. Box 4075
Kalamazoo, MI 49003-4075
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
P.O. Box 833876
Richardson, TX 75083-3876
- Los Angeles Firemen's Relief Assoc.
2900 W. Temple St.
PO Box 26920
Los Angeles, CA 90026
- Mass Mutual
P.O. Box 100008
Decatur, GA 30031-0008
- Metlife Network
PO Box 30420
Tampa, FL 33630-0420
800-638-6111
- Metra Health
PO Box 6101
Auburn, NY 13021-6101
- Motion Picture
P.O. Box 1999
Studio City, CA 91614
- New York Life Health Insurance
P.O. Box 1090
Louisville, KY 40201
- OEA
PO Box 23019
Tigard, OR. 97223
- OEA Choice Trust
PO Box 23600
Tigard, OR. 97281-3600
- Opeiu Health & Welfare Fund
9650 Flair Drive #600
El Monte, CA 91731-3008
- Pacific Mutual
P.O. Box 33699
Pheonix, AZ 85067-3699
- Pioneer Life Ins. Co.
PO Box 1250
Rockford, IL., 61105-1250
- Principal Mutual Life Ins. Co.
851 SW 6th Ave., Suite 1200
Portland, OR 97204
- Principal Mutual Life Ins. Co.
620 S. Glenstone Ave. Suite 300
Springfield, MO. 65802-3295
- Principal Mutual Life
2505 West Shaw Ave. #101
Fresno, CA 93711-3324
- Prudential Health Care
PO Box 85793
San Diego. 92186-5080
800-433-3150
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America
PO Box 207005
Stockton, CA 95267-9505
- Screen Actors Guild
P.O. Box 7830
Burbank, CA 91510
- Union Labor Life Insurance Co.
360 Park Ave S.
New York, NY 10010-1710
- United Benefit Life
3909 Hulen Street
Ft. Worth TX 76107
(800) 732-0657
(817) 732-0399
- United Health Care Ins.
P.O. Box 9511
New Haven, CT 06534-0511
- United Insurance Company of America
P.O. Box 9426
Fresno, CA 93792-9426
- University of Southern California
Self Insured Health Plan
c/o Insurnational
P.O. Box 1290
Costa Mesa, CA 92628-1290
- Western Administrators
1305 SW 12th Ave.,
Portland, Oregon 97201
- Writer's Guild Industry Health Fund
1015 N. Hollywood
Burbank, CA 91505