“JOIN US IN A MOVEMENT TO THE MAINSTREAM”
The 4 Point Mission of NGAOM
1). Organize licensed acupuncturists and medical consumers into a powerful alliance for improved healthcare for all Americans.
2). Reduce the costs and improve the results of the American healthcare system.
3). Provide the American public with the highest professional standard of acupuncture and oriental medicine in the world.
4). Integrate licensed acupuncturists into American healthcare on a level with other medical professionals for the benefit of all.
The NGAOM is dedicated to providing all Americans with the highest standard of Acupuncture and to insuring the economic well-being of America’s Licensed Acupuncturists.
The Guild is the only professional society that is actively and realistically addressing the issue of under- and unemployment within the profession.
An Open Letter to American Acupuncturists
Our profession is in crisis. Most of our licensed acupuncturists earn far less than they need to properly support themselves and their families. If you want to see how bad things really are, look at the White Paper which Steve Stumpt, Ed.D, has put together. This is an appalling state of affairs for an established medical profession which has every bit as much value to offer the public as any other medical profession. Other medical providers who have far less training in acupuncture are being reimbursed for acupuncture by insurers and we, who have superb training, are excluded. Are you happy about this? Would you like to do something about it? Would you like to be part of a group which fights aggressively for your family’s financial security?
We invite every one of you to join us in a movement to take back our profession. We are an affiliate union of the AFL-CIO, the largest group of organized professionals in the United States, representing 30 million Americans comprised of 11.8 million members and their families. With your membership in the NGAOM you will enable us to negotiate on your behalf to provide the top level of professional acupuncture care to this huge patient base and make available to you this immense pool of patients. We invite you to join us in organizing our profession to build your practice.
The Guild is backed by the power of hundreds of organized political activists and specialist lobbyists to push forward our agenda at the national level and in every state. No other association of acupuncturists can come remotely close to this level of power to make our profession a major political force and to help drive patients and revenues to our field.
Make no mistake about it. We are the first association to exclusively represent the fully professional licensed acupuncturist. We are focused. We are dedicated to the professional development and professional success of our members.
The Guild is part of a movement for justice and fairness for patients and their licensed acupunturists. As such we set high professional standards for our members and we help our members meet and adhere to those standards.
The National Guild of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Better health for the American worker, better healthcare for the nation
