What are some practical & peaceful things we can do to urge our government to be open-minded to complementary healthcare research, insurance coverage, etc.?

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annieappleseed (Survivor (10 - 20 years)) - 10 / 17 / 2011

We are going to organize a panel on insurance at our March 1-3, 2012 West Palm Beach conference and hope to really get a national conversation going. Insurance is a state by state issue UNLESS Medicare takes it on. With the costs rising for conventional cancer treatment - sometimes to insane leveles - this may happen.

We need a leader for the issue and petitions started. I have been told that insurance companies fear that supporting healthy behavior could 'cost too much'. But I do not see that myself.

Perhaps if people come to our Facebook page Annnie Appleseed Project (nonprofit) and express their feelings on this, we can take it further.

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