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Integrating Compassion Into the Heart of American Healthcare

Who we are

The American Alternative Care Policy Network (AACPN) is a national coalition advancing legislation, research, and public awareness to bring evidence-based alternative therapies into the heart of American healthcare. We are proud to support initiatives that reflect the lived realities of people historically excluded from safe, effective care.


Our membership includes organizations involved in medical research, healthcare delivery, veterans services, and patient advocacy for conditions where alternative treatment options may offer support. 
 

 

Learn more about our members and membership options

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Our mission

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The American Alternative Care Policy Network exists to integrate safe, legal, and scientifically validated treatment options into the core of America's healthcare system by advancing evidence-based policy, expanding responsible access, and modernizing healthcare delivery for all Americans—especially veterans, first responders, trauma survivors, and frontline professionals seeking holistic, patient-centered care.


​AACPN exists at the intersection of innovation and accountability. We work to modernize healthcare systems by advancing policies that enable them to evolve alongside scientific evidence, helping create a healthcare system that can responsibly translate scientific knowledge into patient care.

Our Philosophy

AACPN believes America’s healthcare system should continually evolve by integrating the full spectrum of scientifically validated healthcare. Our work is guided by five principles that shape how we evaluate treatments, approach healthcare policy, and determine where we can make the greatest difference.

AACPN policy platform and initiatives are all fouded in the following 5 pillars:

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Guided by science

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Advancing evidence based treatment option

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Integrating the full-spectrum of healthcare

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Building a better healthcare system

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Supporting those who serve others

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Policy platform

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AACPN translates its philosophy into a comprehensive healthcare policy platform focused on expanding the spectrum of care, increasing evidence-based treatment options, improving behavioral healthcare, restoring independence, advancing responsible innovation, and modernizing the systems through which patients receive care.

Expanding the spectrum of care

Veterans, first responders, and frontline professionals

Therapeutic options

Behavioral health

Restoring independence

Healthcare innovation

​A better healthcare system

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Initiatives & legislation

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Consumable Hemp
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Alternative Care
Coverage
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Veterans Equal Access
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Psychedelic therapy research

Press releases & statements

AACPN perspectives

News & Insights

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Tel: (504) 517-0484

Email: JRGordon@aacpn.org

700 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, Suite 320
 

Washington, DC 20003

© 2026 by the American Alternative Care Policy Network

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