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April 2007 Medicare chiropractic project comes to a close The first phase of the historic Medicare Chiropractic Demonstration Project will come to a close March 31, 2007, ending a two-year program to collect cost and other data related to an expansion of chiropractic services offered in Medicare. The aim of the project, according to the American Chiropractic Association, was to convince Congress to enact permanent legislation to reimburse doctors of chiropractic within Medicare for common services beyond manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation, such as exams, plain X-rays, therapy services, and clinical lab services. The first phase of the demonstration project has been underway since April 2005 in select geographic areas, including Maine, New Mexico, 26 counties in Illinois, 17 counties in Virginia, and one county in Iowa. Under the next phase of the demonstration project, no additional chiropractic services will be provided within Medicare; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will concentrate on collecting and evaluating claims data — a process expected to require an additional two years. CMS will furnish Congress with a formal analysis and report on the findings of the pilot project in spring 2009. Source: American Chiropractic Association, www.acatoday.com
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