PPP Application Deadline Extended to May 31, 2021 The PPP Extension Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application period, became law on March 30, 2021. The law pushes the PPP-application deadline from March 31 to May...
American Rescue Plan: $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Stimulus Signed into LawOverview The American Rescue Plan (ARP), signed into law on March 11, 2021, provides $1.9T in COVID-19 economic relief that includes new stimulus provisions and extends several CARES Act...
2020 Year-End Stimulus Provides New Relief Option for Mixed EarnersAs part of the federal and state efforts to provide pandemic-related unemployment assistance, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 (the December 2020 COVID Stimulus package) created the Mixed...
Year-End Stimulus Bill to Provide Additional COVID-19 Relief December 2020 Overview The Consolidated Appropriations Act, signed into law on December 27, 2020, funds the federal government and provides $900 billion in COVID-19 economic relief. The stimulus...
現在、これまでとは異なった新しい方法での治療が求められています。多くの鍼灸師は全国的に求められているソーシャルディスタンス法に基づいた中で、引き続き患者を治療できるよう対策を模索しています。そんな中で、伝統的な中医漢方（TCM/東アジア医学）に注目が集められています。まず重要で心に留めておくべきことは、一般的に中医漢方は病気の過程の中で変化する複合的な症状や兆候を一連の診断に基づいて適応されます。これがパターンに基づいたケアの原理です。注意すべきこと（してはならないこと）は、唯一の調合薬を「特効薬」とし、治癒を約束する手法です。...
特殊的时间需要用不同的新方式来照理我们的病人。现在，举国上下的美国针灸师们一直在“保持安全距离”的前提下寻求各种方法来继续照理病人。这同时也使大家更加关注传统中草药学（中国医学/东亚医学）。大家一定要谨记，症状/体征的辨证论治是中草药认识和治疗疾病的根本原则，而这些症状/体征在整个疾病过程中都会发生变化，这也是辩证护理的基石。对那些所谓的“银色神弹”方药和单味方药策略的治愈承诺一定要小心谨慎。...
Continued Guidance for COVID-19 Economic Relief for Acupuncturists September 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on and the U.S. Congress, to date, has not yet issued new relief provisions, the NCCAOM and the ASA recognize that the profession continues to face...
Town Hall special guest, Dr. Robert Woodbine, kindly provided his time to speak about our role as healers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and aftermath of the George Floyd incident.
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act was signed in law today to provide small businesses more relief opportunities. The law extends the timeline for using PPP funds and broadens the requirements for loan forgiveness. The ASA/NCCAOM Summary Document...
This letter was published in the August, 1963 issue of the Atlantic Monthly. To read the entire letter, click here. The Atlantic Monthly; August 1963; The Negro Is Your Brother; Volume 212, No. 2; pages 78 - 88.
The ASA is recommending that our practitioners implement a COVID-19 Patient Notice and Acknowledgment Form. Every practice and health care facility, whether open or temporarily closed, should consider creating and implementing such a form. The American Acupuncture...
Emergence of COVID-19 On January 30, 2020 the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency after the detection of a novel (new) coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, that was first detected in Wuhan, China. It is spread from close person...
On April 24, 2020, President Donal Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act into law. The measure is an emergency response to replenish two critical small-business loan programs: the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic...
Elsevier’s free health and medical research on the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19
The National University of Natural Medicine and the Helfgott Research Institute have created the Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Health and Medicine COVID-19 Support Registry. This international IRB approved registry represents a collaboration of many...
Physical distancing/Social Solidarity/Social Innovation March 30, 2020 Dear Colleagues, There has been tremendous confusion and misplacement of priorities surrounding the terms “essential healthcare” and “essential healthcare providers”...
The ASA and NCCAOM, in conjunction with federal lobbyist Molly Giammarco, have provided this summary and breakdown of the historic Stimulus Package with a link below to each section for additional information. Please note that there may be updates of this Act...
The ASA and NCCAOM, in conjunction with federal lobbyist Molly Giammarco, have provided this summary and breakdown of the historic Stimulus Package with a link below to each section for additional information. Please note that there may be updates of this Act...
ASA Herbal Medicine Committee Best Practices for Prescribing Herbal Medicine during the COVID-19 Crisis These times are requiring new and different ways of working with our patients. Many acupuncturists are seeking ways of continuing patient care that support our...
This event has passed. See below for archived resources. March 24th, CSOMA COVID-19 Town Hall Meeting: Recording Summary State of Your Practice Survey Q & A
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