Complementary and alternative medicine—also known as CAM—has been gaining ground in the United States. In 2007, the National Health Interview Survey indicated approximately 38 percent of adult Americans used CAM. The definition of CAM is difficult, because it is a very broad field. Generally, CAM is any medical therapy that is not considered mainstream or conventional medicine.
- January 1st, 2015
In the most efficient—or perhaps naïve—of worlds, policy making in the United States goes like this: A law passes; clarifying regulations are quickly drafted; soon after, the intent of lawmakers is expressed in practices throughout the nation.CoverMyCare Launched to Urge Insurers to Pay for Integrative ServicesBy John Weeks
- August 31st, 2011
I have never favored single-issue politics. Life is too complex to make thumbs-up or thumbs-down decisions about a politician based on a single vote taken on a single issue.
Similarly, complex legislative packages warrant balanced consideration, weighing all of their elements. This is what we charge our elected officials to do.by John Weeks