Is acupuncture covered under Alberta health insurance?
Not so far. Most people have acupuncture covered under their health insurance plan with other insurance company, such as Blue Cross, Sunlife, Great-West Life, etc. You need to check with your human resource department or ask your manager which insurance company your current company is associated. Depending on the insurance plans, you may be covered for $500, or $1200 per year for acupuncture treatment. Take the benefit to solve your health problem rather than wait for a treatment later. It may take more efforts to solve your problem later and you have to suffer from it for too long time. You insurance company should be more happy that you could solve your health problem earlier with less costs than costs them lots later, if you indeed have health problem and you eventually do need acupuncture treatment. We know that many people waste their benefit every year.
