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Medicare Pilot Project
Expands Coverage for Chiropractic Care
The Dec. 13, 2004 issue of the American Medical News
reports that Medicare will be expanding coverage for
chiropractic services in a pilot study. The report notes
that starting next spring, certain Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services will begin paying licensed
chiropractors for services beyond what was previously
termed, “manual manipulation of the spine to correct
subluxations”.
The demonstration project was put into effect in a bill
that passed last year known as the Medicare Reform Act.
Because of this pilot project certain chiropractors in
Illinois, Maine, New Mexico and Virginia will be able to
provide reimbursable care in areas previously not
covered, such as diagnostic services, x-rays and
physical therapy.
Dr. Rick Miller, a lobbyist and consultant with the
American Chiropractic Association stated that this pilot
program will show the benefits of chiropractic care. He
noted, “We believe that if you take a cohort of patients
that exhibit the same type of symptoms and you look at
episodes of care, patient satisfaction will be higher
and global costs will be lower for the chiropractic
services.”
The timetable for the implementation of this program is
in the spring of 2005.
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