Naturopathic medicine is presented with an incredible opportunity through the Affordable Care Act. Under Section 2706, naturopathic physicians in licensed states are to be included in health insurance plans – but, practically speaking, only if we assertively educate state officials. Since each state is free to interpret the law as it sees fit, NDs will be covered by insurance – or not – based on officials’ understanding of what NDs do and how we do it.
Join Dr. Lorilee Schoenbeck, chair of AANP’s State and Federal Affairs Committee, and Laura Farr, executive director of the Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians, for a webinar that will guide you through the steps needed get our message across to state insurance commissioners!
Naturopathic medicine’s patient-centered and prevention-oriented approach is exactly what health care reform was intended to advance. Patients need us and so does the health care system. Be ready to “go for it” in the state in which you’re licensed! Join us for this call to informed and effective action. |