• Altern Ther Health Med · Nov 2002

    Medicaid reimbursement for alternative therapies.

    • Terrence E Steyer, Gary L Freed, and Paula M Lantz.
    • Altern Ther Health Med. 2002 Nov 1; 8 (6): 84-8.

    ContextA growing number of complementary and alternative therapies are eligible for reimbursement by third party payers in the United States. No studies have examined current trends in the use of public funds for the payment of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).ObjectiveTo determine the reimbursement polices of state Medicaid programs for CAM.DesignCross-sectional study.Participants46 state Medicaid reimbursement specialists.InterventionTelephone survey.ResultsOf the 46 states participating in the study, 36 Medicaid programs (78.3%) provide coverage for at least 1 alternative therapy. The most commonly reimbursed therapies are chiropractic by 33 programs (71.7%), biofeedback by 10 programs (21.7%), acupuncture by 7 programs (15.2%), and hypnotherapy and naturopathy by 5 programs each (10.8%).ConclusionsMany Medicaid programs are paying for the use of CAM. Further research is needed to determine if Medicaid recipients are aware of these reimbursement policies and the extent to which recipients are using CAM for their healthcare.

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