A survey released by the United States 'National Institutes of Health in December 2008 found that 38 % of the American public had made use of alternative therapies not covered by their health insurance in the preceding year, including herbal remedies, meditation, yoga, massage, osteopathy, and acupuncture.
據美國國家衛生研究院 2008 年 12 月公布的最新民調指出，在健保不補助的情況下，仍然有 38％的美國民眾，在一年內接受包括草藥、冥想、瑜珈、按摩、整骨、針灸等輔助及另類治療。