Q. What is Alternative Medicine?
A. Alternative Medicine includes any of the various systems of healing or treating disease (such as acupuncture, homeopathy, or herbal medicine) not included in the traditional medical curricula taught in the U.S.

Q. Why is Alternative Medicine needed?
A. More and more patients are finding that alternative medicine has a great deal to offer, especially for treating chronic conditions with which Western Medicine has little success. The vast majority of patients, however, do not see conventional and unconventional therapies as an either/or proposition. Rather, they seek to make informed, personal choices about how to integrate both.

Q. What kind of problems does Alternative Medicine deal with?
A. Alternative Medicine has been used to treat a vast array of both physical and emotional ailments, from back problems, anxiety, headaches, and chronic pain to cancer or tumors.

Q. How much can I save with this benefit?
A. The exact amount a member will save depends upon the provider selected. Network providers offer discounts from 10% to 30%. After a provider is selected, it is recommended that the member call the provider's office to learn what level of discount is offered.

Q. Is there a limited number of times the Alternative Medicine benefit may be used?
A. No. Members and their legal dependents may use this benefit as frequently as they wish.

Q. Can members go to any Alternative Medicine Provider to receive a discount?
A. To receive a discount on services, members must go to a participating provider. To locate a participating provider, the member should call the toll-free number located on the membership card and speak with a member services representative.

Q. Is there someone who can answer questions about the Alternative Medicine discount benefit?
A. Yes. Simply call the toll-free number on the back of your membership card. Member Services Representatives are standing by to answer any questions?