b'A D V A N C I N G I N N O V A T I O N S I N H E A L T H C A R E P O L I C YTO AFRONTLINE MEDICALINTERVENTION T o elevate the TM treatment from an adjunctive treatment modality to a frontline medical intervention (similar, for example, to FDA-approved antidepressant or antihypertensive medications) requires one additional stage of scientific validation: the evidence produced from large-scale, Phase 3, randomized controlled trials. The result will help to ensure that the millions of Americans who currently suffer from stress and stress-related disorders, such as anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and post-traumatic stress, will have access to this meditation through their health insurance providers. This is not an idealistic vision. This is a very real outcome as decades of work by hundreds of top researchers at leading medical schools and research institutions nears completion.13'