On May 27, 2025, acupuncture advocates protested against California Governor Gavin Newsom's proposed budget cuts to Medi-Cal's acupuncture benefits at a rally in San Francisco's Chinatown. The cuts, aimed at addressing a $12 billion state deficit, would save the state $5.4 million in the current year and $13.1 million ongoing. Advocates highlighted the efficacy of acupuncture, pointing to a major study that showed a significant reduction in opioid prescriptions for veterans receiving acupuncture. Local leaders emphasized the importance of incorporating traditional practices like acupuncture into health models for overall cost reduction and better patient outcomes.
Our job is to inherit, to achieve acupunctures, to let acupunctions travel the world, to let them travel the whole family.
In a major study... researchers found that for over 270,000 veterans who used acupuncture services, opioid prescriptions dropped significantly after these approaches were integrated.
The VA widely adopted acupuncture as part of its holistic health model, because it works and it reduces long-term costs.
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