Your first visit: what to bring with you
Thank you for selecting Family Acupuncture and Herbs of Reading to help you with your health-care needs. To prepare for your first visit, and to expedite the registration process, please fill out the new patient form and bring it to your initial appointment:
Payment Options
Many of our patients inquire about what options are available to them to help pay for their treatments. You might be unaware that there could be several avenues available to you for payment assistance.
Health Insurance Some insurance plans do provide coverage for acupuncture treatments. Check with your health insurer to ask whether acupuncture treatments are covered under your policy. If there is coverage, you'll need to ask whether it only applies to certain conditions and certain providers. We can assist you in submitting your claim forms.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Spending Accounts (HSAs) For those of you who have FSAs and HSAs, your acupuncture expenses are typically eligible for reimbursement from these accounts. (See IRS Publications 969 and 502 for more information.)
Worker’s Compensation For worker’s compensation claims, we can take care of filing the billing for your treatments. Prior to your first treatment, we will need to confirm that you are authorized to receive such benefits, and we will need a referral from your doctor.
Medicare Medicare does not cover acupuncture treatments at this time. However, if you have a secondary form of health insurance, that insurer might provide such benefits. We can help you obtain the documentation you need from Medicare in order to have your claim processed with your health insurer.
Tax Deduction for Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses For any amounts paid for acupuncture that are not otherwise reimbursed by your insurer or from your FSA or HSA, you might be eligible to claim these expenses as itemized tax deductions. Check with your accountant to see if you qualify for this deduction. (See IRS Publication 502 for more information.)
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This information is not intended to provide you with legal or tax advice or make any guarantees as to payment options that will be available to you.