White House CAM commission
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Town Hall meeting scheduled for Sept. 8 in San Francisco to hear "testimony from individuals and organizations interested in the subject of federal policy regarding complementary and alternative medicine," an Aug. 22 Federal Register notice announces. Comments should focus on four areas: coordinated R&D of CAM practices; access to, delivery of and reimbursement for CAM services; training, education and licensing; and delivery of CAM information to health care professionals and the public. Future town hall meetings are anticipated at other locations. The commission's findings are due in March 2002 (1"The Tan Sheet" July 17, p. 16)