California medical payment clarification please

[Guest guest]

Hi - My husband is reading a book about Ozone. In it, it talks about a law in

California that says " The legislature intends, by inactment of this act, to

allow access by California residents to complimentary and alternative health

care practitioners who are not providing services that require medical training

and credentials. The legislaturae further finds that these non-medical

complimentary and alternative services do not post a known risk to the health

and safety of California residents, and that restricting access to those

services due to technical violations of the Medical Practice Act is not

warranted. " It was signed by Gray in September 2002. It then says

" California, the 5th laragest stand alone economy in the world, has for some

time led the nation in percentage (estimated at 75%) of health care dollars

spent on 'alternative medicine.' Now, that percentage is expected to increase. "

My husband thinks they are saying that California spends 75% of its health

dollars on alternative treatments. I say there is no way. Can someone in

California please help us figure this out?

Thanks -- Jan

[Guest guest]

NO, NO, NO.... The study said that over 75% of the people in California

used some form of Alternative Health Care. Don't know exactly how that

was defined, however, might have included taking vitamins or other food

supplements. Even my old-timer MD takes a few vitamins.

-Dave

waikikilights wrote:

> Hi - My husband is reading a book about Ozone. In it, it talks about a law in

California that says " The legislature intends, by inactment of this act, to

allow access by California residents to complimentary and alternative health

care practitioners who are not providing services that require medical training

and credentials. The legislaturae further finds that these non-medical

complimentary and alternative services do not post a known risk to the health

and safety of California residents, and that restricting access to those

services due to technical violations of the Medical Practice Act is not

warranted. " It was signed by Gray in September 2002. It then says

" California, the 5th laragest stand alone economy in the world, has for some

time led the nation in percentage (estimated at 75%) of health care dollars

spent on 'alternative medicine.' Now, that percentage is expected to increase. "

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> My husband thinks they are saying that California spends 75% of its health

dollars on alternative treatments. I say there is no way. Can someone in

California please help us figure this out?

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> Thanks -- Jan

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