However, if and when you do decide to make this choice related to your health care, it does come with some concerns.  The concern comes when your regular hospital / clinic based health care provider may not assist or support you when making your own decisions while on your path to better health.  Why?  Because this may not be their area of specialization and they don't have the academic or practice insight to assist you in that decision.  And they will not want to assume the professional liability for your decisions.  They may encourage you, but that may be as much as they will do. 

So look for other licensed practitioners and request a referral.  Someone who your primary doctor can contact for holistic insights that he / she may not have.  Someone that can explain in medical terms what is going on from a more holistic point of view.  A licensed holistic practitioner who will support your decision for the betterment of your health while guiding you along the way.  You do have the right to do this.

There are today more practitioners who have advanced their skills to include alternative and holistic treatments and protocols.  Though the numbers are still few, they are more easy to locate today via the Internet.  Your constitutional right to health care does include the use of alternative health care options if you so choose.  

However, many of these alternatives may or may not be covered by traditional insurance policies.  Check with your practitioner of choice and/or your insurance carrier to see if the service you are seeking is covered by your insurance policy.  Also, your insurance company may offer an option which will allow you to pay for out of network doctor visits for these services and get reimbursed. 

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Here is the Constitutional Amendment that protects your right to choose alternative health care options:

ARTICLE IX, U.S. CONSTITUTION

I retain the right to freedom of choice in health care, educational services, etc. in accordance to and under the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America (ARTICLE IX, U.S. CONSTITUTION), and any interference with the free exercise of the rights retained by me under the Ninth Amendment, as enumerated in this declaration, that they may be in violation of my civil and constitutional rights, Title 42, U.S.C. 1983et sew, And Title 18, Section 241.