Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Professions or Modalities? Policy Implications for Coverage, Licensure, Scope of Practice, Institutional Privileges, and Research

Patricia M. Herman ; Ian D. Coulter

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Military Health and Health Care;    Employer Sponsored Health Insurance;    Health Literacy;    Medicare;    Medical Professionals;    Musculoskeletal Disorders;    Complementary and Alternative Medicine;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR1258
ISBN  :  9780833091857
RP-ID  :  RR-1258-NCMICF

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

This report examines a problem that confronts the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) professions whereby a profession is defined politically not by its full professional scope but by its treatment modalities. Even when CAM disciplines are defined by legal statutes as broad-based professions, this designation is not honored by such codes as the policies of insurance coverage. This project consisted of three parts: development of a background paper on the policy issues associated with the scope of practice and utilization of CAM practitioners in the health care system, input from a panel of CAM experts, and input from a panel of health care policy decisionmakers. With the increasing utilization of CAM by the public and the increasing consideration of CAM in all aspects of health policy, this report serves as a valuable reference document to aid in policymaking in terms of the challenges associated with coverage, licensure, scope of practice, institutional privileges, and research.