New Medicare Bill Would Allow Chiropractors To Bill For All Services.Chiropractic
Most people don’t know that Chiropractic coverage under Medicare is only for spinal adjustments.
Medicare doesn’t cover exams, x-rays, therapy, rehabilitation, or extremity work.
This arbitrary discrimination hurts our seniors, most of which are on a very limited budget.
They end up not getting Chiropractic care that improves pain, function, balance, mobility, and more… as we’ve seen chiropractic does in other blog posts
Not only that, but Chiropractic care has been shown to improve older adults ability to take care of themselves, helping them remain independent, and maintain their health.
They were able to better take care of the day to day activities they needed to do.
They also felt healthier and although this is a subjective marker… it’s an important one!
Instead seniors end up being put on an ever increasing number of medications that cause serious side effects including balance problems and dizziness.
Of course this increases the risk of falls and very serious injuries.
A bill was recently introduced into the House of Representatives by Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) that would allow chiropractors to bill for all services provided under their scope of practice, instead of forcing seniors to pay for the care that would help them. — at Hagebusch Chiropractic.
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