HuffPo Article: Healthcare Reform 2.0

[OneGrassRoot]

(I'm not posting this to debate the pros and cons of the HCR here, but I thought the details contained in this article may be helpful for those of us concerned about the impact on alternative therapy. :))


The health care reform bill has passed and many people will be celebrating that, finally, the United States will work to assure every citizen health insurance that cannot be canceled because you change your job, because you get sick, or for any other reason.

Remember this is just a start to the transformation of health care. While all of the things I worked for with my colleagues, Drs. Dean Ornish and Michael Roizen, on Capitol Hill the last year did not make it into the final bill, a few important things did and we can build on that. In fact, in my last meeting with Senator Harkin in December, he assured me that the passage of this bill would be just the beginning of reform and that after it passed we could move on to health care reform 2.0 that addresses more of the underlying issues about not only who is covered but what
is covered.

Those of us who believe in preventive health care, integrated health care, functional medicine, and complementary and alternative medicine have special reasons to celebrate. This bill has provisions that explicitly support these approaches to health care. One of these is the creation of a National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council, which I testified about before the Senate last February.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/health-reform-20-help-wit_b_513751.html

[Kind of Blue]

1. Thanks, OGR! The last I heard and was

disappointed when I read in some thread that alternative medicine consideration was non-existent in the new law :) :thumbsup:

[OneGrassRoot]

2. You're most welcome! And here's a link to the organization....

referenced in that article. It may be of interest, especially those who belong to alternative medicine organizations or businesses.

I've never heard of this organization, so I'm not personally promoting it or anything. It sounds interesting and I plan to read more over the weekend.

"Welcome to theIntegrated Healthcare Policy Consortium

The Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium (IHPC) is a broad coalition of healthcare professionals, patients and organizations driving public policy to ensure all Americans access to safe, high quality, integrated health care - and to the building blocks of health, including whole foods, and clean air and water.

IHPC was initiated at the request of legislators who support integrated health care and need an organization that represents the consensus voice of the integrated healthcare communities. IHPC is that trusted voice on The Hill."


http://www.ihpc.info/