alternative medicine

Cost effectiveness is a big question for major stakeholders in healthcare. Employers, insurers, and government agencies like Medicare can decide not to cover effective complementary, alternative, or integrative approaches if they are worried about cost. Evidence of effectiveness alone often fails to make the grade.

These days, when illness strikes, many of us feel like we’re on our own. Perhaps our healthcare coverage is inadequate. Or perhaps we avoid using the coverage we have for fear of establishing “pre-existing conditions.” Indeed, many of us are disenchanted with conventional medical care and try to find more gentle and natural ways of dealing with illness.