Welcome to the Integrative Healthcare Policy Consortium
The Integrative Healthcare Policy Consortium advocates for an integrative healthcare system with equal access to the full range of health-oriented, person-centered, regulated healthcare professionals. We envision a national healthcare system devoted to optimal health and well-being.IHPC Receives Grant To Create Cost-Effectiveness Booklet
IHPC grant from Emerson Ecologics will support creation of an important reference booklet on the cost-effectiveness of integrative health services, in data and in patient stories. Read more...
The Hon. Deborah Senn on Sec. 2706!
The Hon. Deborah Senn discusses the importance of the Non-Discrimination Provision, Sec. 2706!
Getting to the Point
A section of the Affordable Healthcare Act — “Obamacare’’ — is being hailed by patients and practitioners of acupuncture, but it may not give them all they have been seeking.Read more...
A Call To Action On Integrative Health Care
On September 29, 2014, over 125 leaders and advocates for CAM and integrative health care met at the Georgetown University Conference Center to attend an invitational policy event titled "A Call to Action on Integrative Health and Medicine Policy, Advancing the Legacy of U.S. Senator Tom Harkin", with the objective to assess the state of the field in light of Senator Harkin's immeasurable vision and efforts.
IHPC Brings 2706, CAHCIM and Allina to Congressional Briefing on
"Easing the US Healthcare Crisis: The Role of Integrative Health Care
On April 10, 2014, key staffers for numerous members of the US House of Representatives and US Senate were treated to unusual fare at a briefing entitled "Easing the US Healthcare Crisis: The Role of Integrative Health Care." Staff for some 17 US Senators and seven members of the House, together with representatives from ten outside organizations were among the roughly 70% of attendees who signed-in. Among those in attendance were staff members for the powerful US Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, as well as counterparts from Appropriations and the Special Committee on Aging.
Recent News
The Coming of the Light: Top 10 for Policy and Action in Integrative Medicine and Health in 2014
John Weeks, Publisher and Editor, 'Integrator Blog News & Reports', publishes his latest edition of his annual Integrator Top 10 list for the emerging field of integrative health and medicine. Read more...
January 09, 2015
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IHPC Drives Support for Veterans’ CAM Care Bill
IHPC’s Call to Action on "The Expanding Care for Veterans Act" -- H.R. 4887 — which would expand Federal support for complementary and integrative health (CIH) services for veterans — has generated more than 1900 letters of support . Read More
November 03, 2014
US Senate Proclaims 2d Naturopathic Medicine Week
The US Senate's primary supporters of integrative health and medicine, Sens. Tom Harkin and Barbara Mikulski have moved for the second straight year -- and the Senate has passed unanimously -- a resolution declaring this week Naturopathic Medicine Week. Read More
Celebrating Tom Harkin
The national leadership of the integrative health and medicine fields meets in Washington Sept. 29 to honor the contributions of retiring US Sen. Tom Harkin. Harkin has been the leading voice on Capitol Hill demanding inclusion of integrative therapies in the country’s healthcare system. Read More
September 19, 2014
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