Newsom Proposes to Cut Acupuncture From Medi-Cal, Alarming Patients and Providers

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In the face of a $12 billion state deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget plan has sparked a wave of backlash among acupuncture advocates across the state.

A coalition of San Francisco health care providers and patients gathered in Chinatown on Tuesday to slam Newsom’s exclusion of acupuncture from state-subsidized Medi-Cal services from the proposal, released earlier this month.

Michael Bozier, a San Francisco resident, said acupuncture is the only treatment that has relieved his debilitating and chronic pain from a car accident 40 years ago…

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