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Friday, November 2, 2012

On student health insurance policy towards acupuncture and massage treatments in Kitchener-Waterloo area



Many post-secondary school students in Kitchener Waterloo area inquired if their extended health plans cover the costs (or part of the cost) for an acupuncturist or not. The answer is "yes" for students from Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) and Conestoga College, but "no" for the University of Waterloo (UW) students unfortunately. The claim policy for a registered acupuncturist varies for different plans as shown below (and that of a registered massage therapist is also listed for your reference). Please “Like” or "+1" this page, so that you can easily find the relative information (including other related info about your health and dental plan) through the corresponding links below for claim purposes in the future. Note that on top of the insurance coverage (if applicable), we (Sunshine Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Kitchener Waterloo Clinic) also take a 10% off treatment fees when you present your student cards at our clinic. 

UW Health & Dental Plan: 

1. Undergraduates: 

Registered Acupuncturist - None.

Registered Massage Therapist (doctor’s referral required) - 80% of each visit and up to $400 per policy year.

2. Graduates:

Registered Acupuncturist - None.

Registered Massage Therapist (doctor’s referral required) - 80% of each visit and up to $400 per policy year.


WLU Health & Dental Plan:

1. Undergraduates: 

Registered Acupuncturist - 80% of each visit and up to $500 per policy year.

Registered Massage Therapist (doctor’s referral required) - Maximum of $30 per visit and up to $500 per policy year.

More info about how to claim -

2. Graduates:

Registered Acupuncturist - Maximum of $25 per visit and up to $500 per policy year.

Registered Massage Therapist (doctor’s referral required) - Maximum of $25 per visit and up to $500 per policy year.


Conestoga College Benefit Plan:

Registered Acupuncturist - 80% to a maximum of $500 per policy year.

Registered Massage Therapist (doctor’s referral required) - 80% to a maximum of $500 per policy year.

More info about how to claim - 

Written by Cathy Ding, M.Sc., Ac., CMD, Nov. 1, 2012

3 comments:

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  2. Your blog is really helps for my search and i really like it.. Thanks a lot..:)
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  3. No way, kitchener is great, but as far as insurance kitchener goes, people gotta know about this. I had no idea that even students could do this!

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