2014 HEALTH CARE REFORM POLICY & ACUPUNCTURE By 2014, Section 3502 of President Obama’s health care reform could mandate the Bureau of Health Statistics to formally recognize acupuncture as a profession, opening the door to Medicare coverage for acupuncture, serving our growing elderly population, as well as providing it as an option for millions of low- and middle-income Americans in need of care. Although acupuncture is still relatively “new” to the United States, its inte