H.R.2792, The Access to Medical Treatment Act (AMTA) AMTA should have a subtitle: Safe and Equal Access to the Best in Health Care.

American Association for Health Freedom (AAHF) is pleased to announce that Access to Medical Treatment Act (AMTA) has been introduced in the House by Rep. Burton and Rep. DeFazio. The purpose of Access to Medical Treatment Act (AMTA) legislation is to amend the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act to allow legally authorized health care practitioners access to any method of medical treatment approved or non-approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that is proven to be safe and effective. It will also grant access to promising, beneficial allopathic and complementary and alternative medical (CAM) treatments that are not now accessible because of out of date FDA policies or for which FDA approval has not been sought or has not yet been granted. This bill would also help fix the existing conflict between National Institute of Health (NIH) and FDA on CAM therapies. Many involve herbal/botanicals that are non-patentable and may never be FDA approved (does not apply to dietary supplements). AMTA not only expand patients’ options, it helps ensure patients safety. It returns the decision-making authority to the patient, and reasserts the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors using alternatives in medicine, nutritionists, naturopaths and others will finally be free to use the therapies they believe are best for their patients, and no longer be harassed, censured or subject to recrimination. More... You can help pass the Access to Medical Treatment Act!! Click here to donate for this cause.