Is CAM really cheaper than mainstream medicine?
The overall costs of the healthcare system could be reduced by integrating CAM. Even though CAM-physicians were more expensive regarding consultations the expenditures for drugs were less compared to Non-CAM physician. The focus group of the study the opinion was “that the overall costs of the healthcare system could be reduced by integration of CAM” (Stefanie Joos pp. 11,12).
That means for the health insurances CAM is becoming an important factor for reducing the costs.