5 Holistic treatments to be recognized alongside conventional medicine and covered by health insurance in Switzerland

          

In Switzerland, a natural medicine breakthrough has occurred –  There, five holistic therapies – Homeopathy, Holistic medicine, Herbal medicine, Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese medicine – are poised to attain the same health insurance status as conventional medicine by May 2017. This means that people will be reimbursed for such treatments, so long as they're administered by certified medical doctors.

The decision comes as the result of a six-year trial period that started in 2012 to assess such for their suitability, efficacy and cost-effectiveness. 

Before then, in 2005, health insurance Holistic therapies were rejected by Switzerland's interior ministry, which cited lack of scientific proof concerning efficacy. 

Through the years, however, people in the country have thankfully embraced such treatments and therapies; in 2009, two-thirds of the population there expressed the desire for holistic methods to be considered on the constitutional list of paid health services.

source: naturalnews.com