Germany
Following the German Acupuncture Trials from 2006 to 2007, the Federal Joint Committee (an agency similar to the National Institutes of Health in the United States) passed a law which allows the reimbursement of acupuncture treatment by the public health insurance system for the following ailments:
- Chronic lower back pain
- Chronic Knee pain caused by osteoarthritis
Read more about this topic: Regulation Of Acupuncture
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