More Medicare, Medicaid Patients Turning to Alternative Therapies?

Submitted by Denise Reynolds RD on 2010-05-26

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasing in the United States. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), about 38% of adults in the US used some form of CAM in 2007. Most of those are women with higher levels of education and income, however it appears that more patients on government healthcare plans, such as Medicare and Medicaid, are also using CAM due to frustration with access to standard healthcare.  click on the here for full article

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