http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2009/10/from-sbm-updated-on-cam-protection-in-health-care-reform/ A Vet Takes a Science-Based Look at Complementary and Alternative Medicine Wed, 16 May 2012 00:17:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2009/10/from-sbm-updated-on-cam-protection-in-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Rita Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:36:08 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=223#comment-280 Best of luck with the campaigns, chaps! There's a hair-raising contribution to the world of woo made by a British MP in the very Houses of Parliament on the Quackometer page......it's really chilling that there seems practically no way to get people to think on these issues. Best of luck with the campaigns, chaps! There’s a hair-raising contribution to the world of woo made by a British MP in the very Houses of Parliament on the Quackometer page……it’s really chilling that there seems practically no way to get people to think on these issues.

]]> http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2009/10/from-sbm-updated-on-cam-protection-in-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Bartimaeus Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:06:05 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=223#comment-278 The Kerry-Hatch amendment is intended to approve payments for religious and spiritual based treatment as well. http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=2196 I have sent letters to my congresspersons and senators in regard to this, hopefully many such letters will make an impression. The Kerry-Hatch amendment is intended to approve payments for religious and spiritual based treatment as well.
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=2196
I have sent letters to my congresspersons and senators in regard to this, hopefully many such letters will make an impression.

]]> http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2009/10/from-sbm-updated-on-cam-protection-in-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-277 skeptvet Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:20:06 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=223#comment-277 Well, the government already does through NCCAM. The problem is that without any consideration fo prior plausiblity, they have spent over $2 billion and validated almost nothing. Not a very efficient use of limited reseearch resources. Well, the government already does through NCCAM. The problem is that without any consideration fo prior plausiblity, they have spent over $2 billion and validated almost nothing. Not a very efficient use of limited reseearch resources.

]]> http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2009/10/from-sbm-updated-on-cam-protection-in-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-276 art malernee dvm Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:56:31 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=223#comment-276 If the government is going to provide woo protection by paying for it I bet the government will also want to pay for studies that are promoted to try and find out if woo works. If the government is going to provide woo protection by paying for it I bet the government will also want to pay for studies that are promoted to try and find out if woo works.

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