美国医疗保险主要由政府负担的社会医保及私人医保组成。该国主要致死疾病为缺血性心脏病、AD、肺癌，其中以药物使用障碍、慢性肾疾病、AD等疾病病死率增长较快。针灸在美国发展较快，各州和地区基本完成针灸立法；中药的发展较为缓慢和艰难；中医教育已具有一定规模和体系。但目前仍存在针灸面临本土化挑战、中药使用与规范欠完善、中医教育质量有待提高等问题。基于目前现状，建议注重发展开放、包容的现代针灸学，促进中药产品的申报与注册，并加强中医教育国际交流，以此推动中医药在美国的发展与传播。“,”American medical insurance is mainly composed of public medical insurance borne by the government and private medical insurance. The main cause of death in this country are ischemic heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and lung cancer. The motality rate mainly caused by drug use disorders, chronic kidney disease and Alzheimer’s disease. The development of Chinese herbal medicine is relatively slow and difficult. The education system has covered Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). However, there still exist certain challenges of the development of TCM acupuncture faces the challenge of localization; Chinese herbal medicine still lacks standardization and TCM education needs to be standardized. Based on the current situation, it is suggested to focus on the development of acupuncture and moxibustion, to promote the registration and declaration of Chinese herbal medicine products for treating difficult diseases, and to strengthen the international exchange of TCM education, so as to promote the development and spread of TCM in the United States.