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August 27, 2009
In Today's Issue
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- $34 Billion Each Year On Alternative Medicine
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$34 Billion Each Year On Alternative Medicine
Dear Reader,
With healthcare being so much in the news of late, a just released government report offers a distinctive picture of spending habits when it comes to care outside the mainstream, that is treatment by complementary or alternative medicine.
The dollar figure is beyond big. The survey, completed in 2007, estimates that Americans spend $34 billion each year on either natural products or alternative treatments.
Experts estimate this amount is about 11% of our total out-of-pocket spending on health care. Taking things one step further, spending for complementary and alternative medicines accounted for 1.5% of the total $2.2 trillion spent in the United States on health care.
No doubt you've heard about complementary and alternative medicines, or perhaps investigated them for yourself. The term covers a diverse group of therapies, and is often the last hope for a variety of conditions where conventional treatments fall short.
Any treatment not generally considered part of western medicine like herbal supplements, meditation, chiropractic, energy work and acupuncture all fall into the category of alternative medicine.
The spending figure and other information are based on replies to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) conducted back in 2007 by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
The CAM section in the survey was developed by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) along with the NCHS.
The data collected was intended to give estimates of the costs of alternative therapies, the frequency of visits and how often people are buying complementary or alternative self-care therapies.
The report, released July 30, 2009, offers some compelling insights on American's spending habits...
- In 2007, 38% of adults (about 4 in 10) and 12% of children under the age of
18 (about 1 in 9) had used some type of alternative medicine during the year.
- In 2007, conditions involving chronic pain (back, neck or joint) occupied nine
of the top twenty conditions where alternative therapies might be used.
- In 2007, estimates have 354 million visits being made to CAM practitioners
such as acupuncturists, chiropractors and massage therapists at an estimated
cost of almost $12 billion. Visits to acupuncturists increased over 1997 rates
to 79 visits per 1,000 adults.
- In 2007, two-thirds of out-of-pocket spending ($22.0 billion) was for treatments
that did not involve a practitioner, including over-the-counter, self care herbal
and other therapies (fish oil/omega 3, glucosamine, echinacea, flaxseed), classes
or materials.
- In 2007, adults in the United States spent $121.92 per person for visits to
CAM practitioners, and paid $29.37 out of pocket per visit. For most types of
CAM therapies most adults spent less than $50 per visit, though at least 20%
spend $75 a visit.
- In 2007, the largest single expenditure was in non-vitamin, non-mineral herbal
supplements and other products (almost $15 billion) followed by practitioner
visits ($12 billion), stretching and meditation-related classes like yoga, tai
chi and qigong ($4 billion), homeopathic medicines ($2.9 billion) and relaxation
techniques ($0.2 billion).
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$34 Billion Each Year On Alternative Medicine Continued...
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With so many Americans using and spending money on CAM therapies, it is extremely important to know whether the products and practices they use are safe and effective," points out Josephine P. Briggs, M.D., Director of NCCAM.
"This underscores the importance of conducting rigorous research and providing evidence-based information on CAM so that health care providers and the public can make well-informed decisions."
Practitioners on both sides, conventional and alternative, stress that the two types of treatment often work best when used together.
To your good health,
Kirsten Whittaker
Daily Health Bulletin Editor
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Sources:
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=104254
CDC's National Center for Health Statistics:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
PDF of National Health Statistics Report, Number 18, July 30, 2009:
http://www.cdc.gov/NCHS/data/nhsr/nhsr018.pdf
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NCCAM:
http://nccam.nih.gov/
NCCAM info on report:
http://nccam.nih.gov/news/camstats/costs/
NCCAM info on using supplements wisely:
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/supplements/wiseuse.htm#
Acupuncture info:
http://acupuncture.com/
American Chiropractic Association:
http://www.acatoday.org/
American Massage Therapy Association:
http://www.amtamassage.org/
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