Let insurers fund naturopathy again, says govt review led by Professor Michael Kidd

Pilates, shiatsu, tai chi, Western herbal medicine, yoga and Alexander technique also received ticks.
Professor Michael Kidd.

A long-delayed review of the ban on private health insurers funding 16 alternative therapies has recommended lifting the ban for seven of them.

The ban started on 1 April 2019, but just six days later, the then Coalition Government ordered a new review of the evidence, led by former RACGP president Professor Michael Kidd, who will become Australia’s Chief Medical Officer in June.