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Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Published in: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Integrative article

Complementary and alternative health care in Israel

Authors: Judith T Shuval, Emma Averbuch

Published in: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

The paper explores the patterns of coexistence of alternative/complementary health care (CAM) and conventional medicine in Israel in the cultural, political, and social contexts of the society. The data are drawn from over ten years of sociological research on CAM in Israel, which included observation, survey research, and over one hundred in-depth interviews with a variety of CAM practitioners - many with bio-medical credentials - and with policy makers in the major medical institutions. The analysis considers the reasons for CAM use, number of practitioners, the frequency of CAM use and some of its correlates, and how CAM is regulated. The structure of the relationship between the conventional health care system and CAM is discussed in the public sector, which provides two-thirds of CAM services, and in the private sector, which provides about one-third. The history of the development of these structures and some of the dilemmas of their operation are discussed. A number of policy issues are considered against this background: regulation and licensing, CAM in primary care, reimbursement for CAM treatment, and the inclusion of CAM in education and training for the health professions.
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Metadata
Title
Complementary and alternative health care in Israel
Authors
Judith T Shuval
Emma Averbuch
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 2045-4015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/2045-4015-1-7

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