Abstract
Complementary alternative health care presents fascinating challenges and opportunities for health policy and research - from issues of definition to training and licensing, to insurance reimbursement and evidence regarding clinical efficacy and outcomes. Complementary alternative health care is utilized by a substantial proportion of the population both now and likely in the future and requires serious health policy consideration.This is a commentary on http://www.ijhpr.org/content/1/1/7/.
Highlights
Complementary alternative health care presents fascinating challenges and opportunities for health policy and research - from issues of definition to training and licensing, to insurance reimbursement and evidence regarding clinical efficacy and outcomes
Defining complementary alternative health care is the likely starting point for any discussion of this topic and, like many aspects of Complementary alternative health care (CAHC), it is filled with controversy
Complementary and alternative health care is more comprehensive than the commonly used term complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), the latter is utilized in the article to refer to array the plethora of “non-conventional health practices” frequently used in Western societies
Summary
Complementary alternative health care presents fascinating challenges and opportunities for health policy and research - from issues of definition to training and licensing, to insurance reimbursement and evidence regarding clinical efficacy and outcomes. Defining complementary alternative health care is the likely starting point for any discussion of this topic and, like many aspects of CAHC, it is filled with controversy. Complementary and alternative health care is more comprehensive than the commonly used term complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), the latter is utilized in the article to refer to array the plethora of “non-conventional health practices” frequently used in Western societies.
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