In March 2009 a staff writer for the Washington Post reported that the impending national discussion about broadening access to health care, improving medical practice and saving money was giving a group of scientists an opening to propose shutting down the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
I marts 2009 rapporterede en journalist hos The Washington Post, at den kommende nationale diskussion om at øge adgangen til sundhedssystemet, forbedre medicinsk praksis og spare penge gav en gruppe forskere en åbning til at foreslå at lukke National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.