Overview
A third of all Americans use complementary and alternative medicine - including chiropractic, acupuncture, homoeopathy, naturopathy, nutritional and herbal treatments and massage therapy - even when their insurance does not cover it and they have to pay for such treatments themselves. Nearly a third of US medical schools offer courses on complementary and alternative therapies. Congress has created an Office of Alternative Medicine within the National Institutes of Health, and federal and state lawmakers have introduced legislation authorizing widespread use of such therapies. The author of this study contends that these institutional and legislative developments express a paradigm shift to a broader, more inclusive vision of healthcare than conventional medicine admits. Cohen explores the legal issues which healthcare providers (both conventional and alternative), institutions and regulators confront as they contemplate integrating complementary and alternative medicine into mainstream US healthcare. Challenging traditional ways of thinking about health disease and the role of the law in regulating health, he begins by defining complementary and alternative medicine and then places the regulation of orthodox and alternative healthcare in historical context. He next examines the legal ramifications of complementary and alternative medicine, including state medical licensing laws, legislative limitations on authorized practice, malpractice liability, food and drug laws, professional disciplinary issues and third-pary reimbursement. The final chapter offers a framework for thinking about the possible evolution of the regulatory structure, suggesting how it might develop to support a comprehensive, holistic and balanced approach to health, that permits integration of orthodox medicine with complementary and alternative medicine, while continuing to protect patients from fraudulent and dangerous treatments.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael H. Cohen (Cohen Healthcare Law Group)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9780801856891
ISBN 10: 0801856892
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 30 March 1998
Recommended Age: From 17
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
"A must read for alternative/complementary advocates, consumers, and practitioners who want a better regulatory framework and better health care.""--Rep. Peter DeFazio, Oregon ""This outstanding recommended resource--nearly one-third of the text is devoted to case law and references--belongs on the library shelf of anyone thinking about or involved in health care.""--Rena J. Gordon, University of Arizona ""A provocative, pioneering, and timely contribution to the future of health care and medical regulation. Professor Cohen provides an original and authoritative synthesis of current regulatory and medical thinking regarding complementary and alternative medicine, together with a comprehensive framework for the evolution of regulatory authority governing alternative treatments and providers. Future discussions by clinical and research professionals in health care law and policy will find this authoritative text to be indispensable.""--Kenneth R. Pelletier, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.), Stanford University School of Medicine"
A must read for alternative/complementary advocates, consumers, and practitioners who want a better regulatory framework and better health care. --Rep. Peter DeFazio, Oregon This outstanding recommended resource--nearly one-third of the text is devoted to case law and references--belongs on the library shelf of anyone thinking about or involved in health care. --Rena J. Gordon, University of Arizona A provocative, pioneering, and timely contribution to the future of health care and medical regulation. Professor Cohen provides an original and authoritative synthesis of current regulatory and medical thinking regarding complementary and alternative medicine, together with a comprehensive framework for the evolution of regulatory authority governing alternative treatments and providers. Future discussions by clinical and research professionals in health care law and policy will find this authoritative text to be indispensable. --Kenneth R. Pelletier, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.), Stanford University School of Medicine
Author Information
Author Website: www.globalvisionlegal.com
Michael H. Cohen, Esq., is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Principal in the Law Offices of Michael H. Cohen.
