Most extended health plans cover acupuncture, and most men on those plans have never used a dollar of it. If you have union benefits, an employer health plan, ICBC coverage, or WorkSafeBC, your treatments may be significantly covered or fully paid. Here's how to find out what you have and how to use it.
USE YOUR BENEFITS
I've watched men handle a lot on a job site. Heights, weather, deadlines, a foreman having a bad week. Then the same guy hears the word "reimbursement" and the whole plan to deal with his shoulder quietly dies. I understand it. After a ten-hour day,
USE YOUR BENEFITS
There's a good chance you have $500 sitting in an acupuncture benefits pool right now that you've never touched. Most Canadians with employer-sponsored extended health plans do. And most of them have no idea it's there, because nobody explained how it actually works.
USE YOUR BENEFITS
If you're already using your massage benefits, I have news for you: your acupuncture coverage is completely separate. Using it won't touch your massage, physio, or chiro pools. This surprises a lot of people. It surprised me how often it surprises people, because this is a
USE YOUR BENEFITS
If you've been in a motor vehicle accident in BC and you're dealing with pain or injury, you have access to acupuncture through ICBC, and most people don't know the full picture of what that entails. This isn't a legal guide and