Integrative and Complementary Health Care
A Valuable and Underused Asset To Health Care
What's Here?: As outlined in the Vision for a Collaborative Health Care System lower cost approaches are available that have been underutilized in the model we have today. The following lists some of the studies and research found on complementary and integrative health care to provide an overview of what its all about- and capitalize on the potential of seeking lower-cost alternatives as one method of impacting the cost of care we receive today.
NEW Integrative Medicine in America; Bravewell Collaborative; February, 2012 (Bravewell does some wonderful work. This document provides the results of a survey outlining some of the clinical models using integrative health care throughout the United States) Posted 3-12-12
NEW The Affordable Care Act and Beyond; A Stakeholder Conference on Integrated Healthcare Reform; Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium, Institute for Integrative Health, Palmer College of Chiropractic; September, 2010 (Right after the ACA was passed, a group of integrative health care provider groups joined together to see what they needed to do to move the idea into the mainstream of America's health care system. Since traditional health care has not been all that embracing- they rely a great deal on enforcement and strengthening of the law. Integrative medicine has tremendous potential to save dollars- we'll just have to wait and see whether the market (and medicine) agree) Posted 2-5-12
Exploring the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Third Strategic Plan 2011-2015; National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; (Complementary health care has tremendous potential to make an impact on the health care system today. Practitioners have been trying to make their mark for years- and are making some progress but have a long way to go. This is the third strategic plan developed by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine- once again, focusing on more research, more education, and more integration into the traditional medical models. We'll see.) Posted 1-2-12
The Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness of Integrative Medicine; Bravewell Collaborative; June, 2010 (A literature review of existing sources supporting the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of integrative medicine interventions. We still believe these approaches have tremendous potential- we just need to break down the barriers that exist today) Posted 10-14-10
Effectiveness of Manual Therapies; The UK Evidence Report; Chiropractic and Osteopathy; 2010 (An interesting summary of the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of manual treatment in health care delivery) Posted 5-4-10
Analysis of the Budget Neutrality of the Demonstration of Coverage of Chiropractic Services Under Medicare; Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); (Good news/bad news for chiropractic. Results indicate expanded chiropractic services saved money or budget neutral in most test markets- but any savings was blown out of the water by one); Posted 4-15-10
Chiropractic's Value for Neck and Low Back Pain in Health Benefit Plans; Mercer on behalf of the Foun*dation for Chiropractic Progress; Published and Posted, October, 2009; (A review of the literature determining the economic and effectiveness value of chiropractic in health plans).
21st Century Medicine; Institute for Functional Medicine; 2009; (An exceptional look at the changes in medicine that are taking place, and solutions that are going to be required)
Cost of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Frequency of Visits to CAM Practitioners: United States; 2007; National Health Statistics Reports; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; July 30, 2009 (Updated figures on estimates of the dollars spent by consumers for various "complementary medicine" products, services, and modalities)
