Q. What is
Alternative Medicine?
A. Alternative
Medicine includes any of the various systems of healing or treating
disease (such as acupuncture, homeopathy, or herbal medicine) not included
in the traditional medical curricula taught in the
U.S.
Q. Why is Alternative
Medicine needed?
A. More
and more patients are finding that alternative medicine has a great deal
to offer, especially for treating chronic conditions with which Western
Medicine has little success. The vast majority of patients, however, do
not see conventional and unconventional therapies as an either/or
proposition. Rather, they seek to make informed, personal choices about
how to integrate both.
Q. What kind of problems
does Alternative Medicine deal with?
A. Alternative
Medicine has been used to treat a vast array of both physical and
emotional ailments, from back problems, anxiety, headaches, and chronic
pain to cancer or tumors.
Q. How much can I save
with this benefit?
A. The
exact amount a member will save depends upon the provider
selected. Network providers offer discounts from 10% to 30%. After a
provider is selected, it is recommended that the member call the
provider's office to learn what level of discount is offered.
Q. Is there a
limited number of times the Alternative Medicine benefit may be used?
A. No. Members and their legal
dependents may use this benefit as frequently as they wish.
Q. Can members go to any
Alternative Medicine Provider to receive a discount?
A. To
receive a discount on services, members must go to a participating
provider. To locate a participating provider, the member should call the
toll-free number located on the membership card and speak with a member
services representative.
Q. Is there someone who
can answer questions about the Alternative Medicine discount benefit?
A. Yes.
Simply call the toll-free number on the back of your membership
card. Member Services Representatives are standing by to answer any
questions?
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