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In Germany for example, homeopathy is covered by their healthcare insurance. I don't know why "in the US" is an argument. Space outside the US exists, and time
by 3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
In Germany for example, homeopathy is covered by their healthcare insurance. I don't know why "in the US" is an argument. Space outside the US exists, and time outside 2023 also exists, and both those points in spacetime inform us about the culture we create as a species.
Just few decades ago you'd be referred for lobotomy in the US if you had... "unrest" I suppose. Or how about getting a red hot rod in the ear? Official cure for headache. But suddenly, here and now, we know everything, and nothing of anything we believe can possibly be false. It's always the same fallacy.
One has to be skeptical of everything, unless there are hard facts. Unfortunately psychotherapy is not hard science, by which I mean most of it doesn't lay in discovery following the scientific method in a rigorous, reproducible way.
In fact, the biggest component of the so called "replication crisis" comes from social studies, psychotherapy and psychology. It's full of papers proving "whatever" about human behavior.
- rendx 3y ago> In Germany for example, homeopathy is covered by their healthcare insurance. That's not true. Homeopathy in Germany is not part of official coverage. There are some select healthcare providers that refund some homeopathy costs, up to a few hundred euros annually, but the overwhelming majority does not even do that.
- 3cats-in-a-coat 3y agoSources on official policy and debates whether there should be reimbursements for homeopathy (the prior being: there are): https://www.iamexpat.de/expat-info/german-expat-news/german-health-minister-calls-cut-state-funded-homeopathy-treatment https://www.iamexpat.de/expat-info/german-expat-news/german-... https://undark.org/2020/03/16/homeopathy-globuli-germany/ https://undark.org/2020/03/16/homeopathy-globuli-germany/ https://www.dw.com/en/german-health-insurers-urged-to-end-homeopathy-refunds/a-49546319 https://www.dw.com/en/german-health-insurers-urged-to-end-ho...
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoECT is most definitely on the menu in 2023 around here, and I've discussed it with a few victims, I mean patients, who believe it's the answer to their prayers, and they must have their monthly zapping, or they just don't feel right.