http://www.vitalonehealth.com/blog/health-insurance-companies-pushing-alternative-medicine-to-cut-costs/ Health Insurance Plans. Healthcare news covered. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:43:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.vitalonehealth.com/blog/health-insurance-companies-pushing-alternative-medicine-to-cut-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-373 HIP Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:04:09 +0000 http://www.vitalonehealth.com/blog/?p=962#comment-373 You make a good point about patients being forced to cover the entire cost out of pocket for non prescription supplements and treatments. I am sure that that factors in to some degree but I would image that as alternative treatments become increasingly popular in the US that they will transition from having the "alternative" label and become more mainstream (and in turn covered by many insurance companies). You make a good point about patients being forced to cover the entire cost out of pocket for non prescription supplements and treatments. I am sure that that factors in to some degree but I would image that as alternative treatments become increasingly popular in the US that they will transition from having the “alternative” label and become more mainstream (and in turn covered by many insurance companies).

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