Holistic Insurance
Right to Choose How You Treat and Pay for Health in America/
By Amber Pinkey - Evans NYSLMT, NCBTMB
Should Americans under the 2nd Amendment be able to practice, not unlike religion, a form of health care that they “believe” in? Through teachings and research spanning thousands of years there is proof that “belief” in something that almost ensures the outcome intended. Carolyn Myss, PhD wrote, Anatomy of the Spirit and talks about, what modern Americans would believe to be miracles, of healing through positive thought and action. If this is happening, if in fact humans are healing themselves, not through man made chemicals and invasive surgeries but through holistic, self chosen modalities that heal and prevent disease, why then would we choose anything else.
What gives insurance companies the right to tell us, the people, how to spend our hard earned money on the only body we get in this life. Isn’t the customer always right? Well, I’m the customer and I want my insurance to pay for Massage Therapy and Acupuncture, Yoga Classes and Chiropractic. Why then must I be discriminated upon? Why must I be forced to choose from what someone else thinks is right for me? A choice I fear and do not believe in. The constitution of America ensures that my beliefs are protected, that I do not need to believe what my neighbor believes in order to live happily in society.
I personally believe it is a civil right to choose who and how you receive medical treatment, weather prevention, diagnosis or treatment. It is a very personal decision to make when discussing our bodies, mind and soul. I have a health care plan where I work, that I work very hard to contribute to, and although it is impossible to afford health insurance for the rest of my family, I am covered. But what does that mean? My only choice for my money and my healthcare is a choice I am forced to make. I teach Massage Therapy. I teach people all day long to find the alternative, to prevent disease, to treat disease organically and homeopathically, which in turn would be less expensive and through the logic of prevention would drive insurance claims way down. Yet corporations have the final say as to how my health care dollars are spent.
So what’s wrong with this picture? Why can’t I work hard for the money I make, choose the health care I want and feel confident in my own ability to choose health care that I “believe” works for me. Why isn’t it then my constitutional right to choose a health care plan that I “believe” in?