Holistic Care

Patients and providers are increasingly using alternative methods of care that do not rely on invasive procedures or long term use of pharmaceuticals.

Members receive a personalized concierge service to help locate their specific need Holistic Care Provider at reduced rates. The integration of holistic medicine into conventional western medicine is quickly revolutionizing the landscape of the American healthcare system.

Practitioner Disciplines:

• Acupuncturists
• Massage Therapists
• Nutritional Counselors
• Reflexology
• Naturopathy
• Yoga

Features:

• Savings on all treatments and services
• No limits on the number of visits

Statistics:

• "Americans make more visits to non-conventional healers (some 600 million a year) than we do to M.D.s and spend more money out-of-pocket to do so - about $30 billion a year by recent estimates."
  - Newsweek, 12/2002
• "A recent study performed by the American Massage Therapy Association revealed that more than one-quarter (28 percent) of consumers received a massage from a massage therapist in the past five years, up from just 17 percent in 1997. Eighteen percent said they had a massage in the past 12 months. That's 10 percentage points higher than was reported in 1997."
  - American Massage Therapy Association, 8/2002
• "The percentage of seniors who received massage within the last five years has nearly tripled (21 percent compared to 8 percent in 1997). Seniors indicated they seek massage for health reasons other than relaxation and stress relief more than any other age group (41 percent)."
  - American Massage Therapy Association, 8/2002
• "Complementary and Alternative Medical therapies were ordered or provided at 31.6 million physician office visits, representing 3.8 percent of all visits."
  - National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Summary
  Advance Data From Vital and Health Statistics, 6/02

These plans are not available in CT, MT, and SD, at this time. RX is not available in TN at this time.