On Working Outside Insurance
Insurance requires a diagnosis. A code. A category that fits inside a billing system designed to manage risk, not recognize persons.
To bill insurance for acupuncture, I would need to reduce what I observe in you — your constitutional pattern, your elemental nature, the particular way your body has been holding something for years — into a string of numbers that satisfies a claims department. The system is not designed for that kind of seeing. It is designed to process.
There is something dehumanizing in that reduction. And it runs directly against the work I am here to do.
Working outside insurance means I answer to you, not to a coverage policy. It means a session can be ninety minutes because that is what the work requires, not because a plan allows it. It means I can address what is actually present, rather than what is billable.
The sliding scale exists because I believe finances should not prevent anyone from accessing this kind of care. You choose your rate honestly. No verification. No application.
If you have out-of-network benefits, I am happy to provide a superbill — an itemized receipt you can submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement. I cannot guarantee reimbursement, and I encourage you to verify your out-of-network benefits before your first session.