Court forcing 16 yr old with cancer into chemo

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Originally Posted by mousepod

...and just to help fan the flame that Alex is doing such a good job building, much of the recent medical acceptance of alternative medicines is due to the fact that insurance companies love love love cheap alternatives and pressure doctors and hospitals to offer them. An HMO telling you that a treatment is OK is not the same as a doctor saying it, but unfortunately with "managed care", the doctors are essentially in the employ of the insurance companies.

In what world is alternative medicine cheap? Other than the putting a piece of paper in your pocket of course.