Digg: "Prayer Treatments" Would Be Covered Under Healthcare Bill

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The measure would put Christian Science prayer treatments -- which substitute or supplement medical treatments -- on the same footing as clinical medicine. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) with the support of Democrat Sens. John Kerry and the late Edward Kennedy -- both of Massachusetts, home to the Christian Science headquarters.

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