May 8th, 2019
Sliding scale and affordability are key to access healthcare
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Acupuncture in the US has been coopted and developed into a medicine for the wealthy, with treatments ranging from $80 to $120 per visit
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For the medicine to work consistent treatment is needed, once/week for moderate health issues, and more for acute or serious illness
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That's why a different paradigm is needed
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I got into the medicine to bring it to people who could not afford the mainstream prices for acupuncture. People like me: immigrants, single parents, teen moms, disabled folks, people on welfare and poor/working class queer folks
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That's why all treatments are sliding scale, pay what you can (No one turned away for inability to pay)
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*What is preventing YOU from accessing acupuncture? *How could the medicine be more accessible to you and your community?
