Debra Bass, JD LLM
Debra's professional and personal goal is to improve the public health. She firmly believes that the integration of complementary and alternative medicine into mainstream practice will improve the quality of patient care, and health outcomes in a cost effective manner and create a new paradigm that focuses on health and wellness.
Debra founded CUTTINGEDGE Medical Research Services in 1993, a patient information service, for patients in medical crisis. CUTTINGEDGE provides patients with access to information about all treatment options and practitioners (conventional and alternative) to allow patients to make informed choices about their healthcare.
As an attorney, Debra specializes in all aspects of healthcare delivery and reimbursement; dietary supplement and nutraceutical, food, drug and cosmetic regulation, including legislative efforts and regulatory compliance; government relations and strategic planning, and partnering consultancy to meet her client's goals. Our clients range from the small dietary supplement manufacturer of the top selling product in its class to a venture capitalist seeking a foothold in the consumer health products market.
She advocates for progressive public health policy, and assists and advises heathcare providers regarding the challenges of integrated practice, licensure, professional ethics and scope of practice issues, the importation and use of complementary and alternative medicines and regulatory compliance.