Insurance

Below is a list of private health insurance companies in Britain that may pay for acupuncture treatment provided by me as a member of the British Acupuncture Council.  You must contact them with regards to the policy, and ask them to make clear any restrictions on acupuncture treatment. For example, they may pay only for a certain number of treatments, or they may pay only if you are referred to me by your consultant or GP.

NOTE   if you are seeking to be reimbursed by your insurance company you must check with them first.  You are responsible for payment for all treatments in the event that your insurance company does not pay.

Company	Contact	GP / Consultant Referral Only	Self Referral To Acupuncuturist	Conditions/Criteria
WPA	08002989588	Yes	No	It doesn’t cover pre existing conditions. Accepts acupuncture on most policies. Roisin Golding granted discretionary recognition.
National Friendly	08001959246	Yes	No	Don’t have list of treatment providers for acupuncture but accept members of BAcC (Roisin Golding registered). All policies
Simply Health( includes BCWA , Leeds Hospital Fund and Medisure)	0800 294 73020800854929	Yes, depends on the policy	SometimesDepends on the policy ( too many)	Roisin Golding accepted as BAcC member.
PHSA	01234267371	Yes	No	GP referral or specialist referred only. only Healthcare cash policy. Roisin Golding BAcC member
Aviva Healthcare	0800 0511524	Yes	No	Each acupuncturist has to register individually.  Roisin Golding is registered  Deal with queries on a case-by-case basis.
Pru Health	08456023461	Yes	No	Some policies Registered with BAcC – Roisin Golding BAcC member
Groupama Healthcare	03336339001	Yes	No	All policies Has to be a member of the BAcC as is Roisin Golding.
Exeter Family Friendly	03001233200	Yes	No	I am now registered
CS Healthcare	08009174325	Yes	No	. Members of BAcC
General &Medical Healthcare	08009709442	Yes	No	All policies, but limited benefit
Bupa	0800600500 08456005422-provider management	No	No	Bupa covers members of the British Medical Acupuncture Society only. Minimum requirements for these medical acupuncturists is only two week-ends of training. This is deemed wholy inadequate given the immensely complex nature of acupuncture diagnosis and treatment.
WHA	02920485461	No	Yes	Medical conditions only.
Westfield	08456056531	Yes	No	BAcC  member – Roisin Golding .
Medicash	08000112222	No	Yes	Roisin Golding member of BAcC
HSF	02072021380	No	All	Don’t require referral.
Healthshield	01270588555	Yes	Yes	BAcC members
Engage Mutual Assurance	www.engagemutual.com 08001694321	Yes	No	Each claim is analysed on an individual basis and if the practitioner holds a relevant qualification, they would pay the claim (this would be done on a case by case basis).