Medicare moving toward covering acupuncture for back painJuly 15, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare says it's moving toward potentially covering acupuncture for chronic low back pain as an alternative to opioid painkillers that can become addictive.The agency announced its initial decision Monday...Stuck in an opioids crisis, officials turn to acupunctureBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT, DAKE KANG and MIKE STOBBEFebruary 20, 2018 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Marine veteran Jeff Harris was among the first to sign up when the Providence VA hospital started offering acupuncture for chronic pain...