How Will Health Care Reform Affect Health Psychologists and Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practitioners?
This article reviews how recent health care reform is likely to affect the fields of acupuncture and Oriental medicine and health psychology. Part one, in the May issue of Bastyr News, looked at reform’s effect on naturopathic medicine and nutrition. The recently passed health reform legislation is primarily designed to expand health coverage to 32 million Americans who are currently uninsured. Notably for the natural health arts and sciences field, however, the legislation also introduces important funding and provisions that could progressively upgrade the nation’s current health care model to a more proactive, wellness-oriented system.
