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Yes, this bit of news is really discouraging to me. In one of my former posts, I indicated that I wanted to explore the possibility of an acupuncturist for my health needs, as I’m just plain not too keen on the medication route that I just know my doctor would prescribe for me. I have to admit I’m fed up with my joint pain, yet in no way do I want to take the number one prescribed medication, Celebrex as it has a severe warning that it can trigger heart attacks…so do I want to take that? No way! Yes, yes, yes, I realize that the chances might be real slim of something like that happening to me, but why risk it?

So quite near me are a few acupuncturist, right? Within walking distance. Well, a few days ago, I emailed my health provider. Being on SSI I have both Medicaid and HIP…well, got an email back from them. It seems that I would have to sign up with this other company, but the bottom line is that NO…alternative forms of healing such as acupuncture are NOT covered. This other company might do some kind of discounted benefits to me, but I would still have to pay most of the visits and treatments out of pocket–how fair is that? No way could I afford it.

Okay bit of a rant here. It just goes to show you how the medical profession and pharmaceutical “industry” has a stranglehold on our health needs. It’s like our country sanctions the drug companies and is all too willing to shove prescription medications down our throats, in which many cases the medications can have serious side effects, but if we choose NOT to go this route and want a more natural means of healing ourselves, we can’t…How stupid is this? We even have to pay out of pocket if we prefer to use vitamins and herbal supplements.

Does anyone else see the stupidity of it all?

Anyway, I ordered a book via Amazon.com on Acupressure…sort of similar principles as Acupuncture but without the needles that are used and one can do the techniques themselves…as soon as I get the book, I’ll give it a go.

©2009~Melanie Neer aka pyewacket