State Advocates Moving the Ball on Non-Discrimination
Since the first of the year, IHPC has seen its CoverMyCare project involved with important initiatives in Minnesota and New Mexico and beginning to field inquires from a half-dozen states whose integrative professionals are considering similar actions.
Webinar Examines Employer Use of Integrative Healthcare
Join IHPC and the American Sustainable Business Council, (ASBC) in our co-produced webinar: “The Future of Healthcare is Complementary Integrative and Holistic.” REGISTER HERE Tuesday, November 17, 2015 8 am Pacific 9 am Mountain 10 am Central 11 am Eastern A unique panel of experts brings real-world experience providing and evaluating integrative health options in diverse settings: from the special acute and chronic care needs in US military and veterans’ health, to very large corporate self-insured programs, to smaller corporate programs that use innovative ways to encourage employees to improve their health. Participants: Wayne Jonas, MD President and CEO Samueli Institute Kent Bradley, MD Former CMO Safeway, Inc. John Gamlin Director of HR New Belgian Brewing Although employers are becoming increasingly aware of approaches to health not usually seen in benefit programs, including mindfulness, yoga and other therapies, they are not yet fully informed about the true value, include cost benefits, of integrative outcomes. Nor are they aware that state regulators have not aggressively sought to ensure compliance with Section 2706 of the ACA, which when implemented could deliver significant cost savings at a time premiums are seriously rising. The webinar is part of the IHPC-ASBC education and awareness campaign “Integrative Healthcare Reimbursement,” which encourages employers to become involved in efforts in their states to ensure that the federal ACA Section 2706 (or legislative alternatives) give them and their employees the widest access to integrative health benefits. (For an update on state legislative initiatives being developed to ensure reimbursement for state licensed integrative health services, visit CoverMyCare.org) Webinar Moderators REGISTER HERE
RAND Report: CAM — Professions or Modalities?
CAM professions are too often defined politically — by treatment modalities — rather than by full professional scopes, preventing licenses being honored in insurance coverage. Read More
Oregon and Rhode Island Enact 2706-based Bills
2015 has been a season for testing the proposition that if a Federal law isn’t quite getting the attention of the people it is directed to, bring it to the states.Read More
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
Community Health Centers: Disruptive Innovators
Creating a defined new place — and role — for licensed complementary, alternative and integrative health practitioners in the nation’s redefined workforce: the Community Health Center. Read More
IHPC Response to HHS RFI on Section 2706
Follow this summary to download a IHPC’s response to the “Request for Information Regarding Provider Non-Discrimination” sent in early June to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Read More…
IHPC to host major policy briefing on Capitol Hill
This timely briefing on April 10 will describe how current integrative health practices are addressing the status of American health reported in the influential Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report, “U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health.” Read more…
A Closer Look At The Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in March 2010 ushering in a slightly different world view than the “business as usual” healthcare model America was currently operating within. Read the full article, by Bill Reddy…
