SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1789400 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> 2016-08-08T20:21:18-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1789400

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2016-08-08T20:21:18-04:00 2016-08-08T20:21:18-04:00 SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL 1789411

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="44235" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/44235-51c-enlisted-acquisition-logistics-technology-al-t-contracting-nco">SFC Private RallyPoint Member</a> I agree and am patiently awaiting. Too much sequestration going on IMHO!

2016-08-08T20:29:50-04:00 2016-08-08T20:29:50-04:00 CPT Mark Gonzalez 1789545

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I would say just look at the data and ignore the politics. If you compared the medical benefits of marijuana to acupuncture it is a no contest, but you see which one is paid for.

2016-08-08T21:19:59-04:00 2016-08-08T21:19:59-04:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 1789661

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>CAM can be dangerous due to inadequate levels of education. Not even major medical insurances cover most of that. Some of it can be helpful, but not enough to warrant bringing the providers into Government service which validates their practice and obligates the government to pay for it. <br />It's cash based for a reason - if it works for you, then pay cash for it.

2016-08-08T22:21:03-04:00 2016-08-08T22:21:03-04:00 Maj Kim Patterson 1789860

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-103130"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Falternative-healing-and-tricare-should-more-clinics-be-available-for-personalized-care%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Alternative+healing+and+Tricare-Should+more+clinics+be+available+for+personalized+care%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Falternative-healing-and-tricare-should-more-clinics-be-available-for-personalized-care&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AAlternative healing and Tricare-Should more clinics be available for personalized care?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/alternative-healing-and-tricare-should-more-clinics-be-available-for-personalized-care" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="5ba94aab00ef87783a91c696c9e0f541" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/103/130/for_gallery_v2/b14586d.jpeg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/103/130/large_v3/b14586d.jpeg" alt="B14586d" /></a></div></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="831414" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/831414-col-val-finnell-md-mph">Col Val Finnell, MD, MPH</a> I think you might have some good info for this question.<br />

2016-08-09T00:38:59-04:00 2016-08-09T00:38:59-04:00 SCPO Private RallyPoint Member 1790685

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Absolutely. MDs and DOs have long held this belief that medicine began and ended with them. The use of chiropractic, homeopathy, acupuncture, to mention a few, have had dramatic and very positive impacts on health care, and those fields should be heartily embraced by the larger medical community.

2016-08-09T09:49:03-04:00 2016-08-09T09:49:03-04:00 Col Val Finnell, MD, MPH 1791656

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes, they should. The VA is often very understaffed for things like acupuncture. We have one acupuncture provider at the Pittsburgh VA so our clinic signed up for Veterans Choice to get vets more access for this service. <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="364267" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/364267-maj-kim-patterson">Maj Kim Patterson</a>

2016-08-09T14:28:36-04:00 2016-08-09T14:28:36-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1863978

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am an acupuncture clinical intern and was just asked if Tricare paid. Nope. Tricare wouldn&#39;t pay for my acupuncture and it has drastically improved the quality of my life. Glad I know that the quality of my life is my responsibility. Some people don&#39;t see it that way.

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