Congress reintroduces Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act
The bipartisan legislation would increase patient access to Medicare-covered services provided by DCs.
Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act gains 100th cosponsor
The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 1610, has reached 100 cosponsors, a milestone achieved in just five months after the bill was reintroduced in Congress.
150 co-sponsors sign Chiropractic Medicare Modernization Bill, seeking to change 1972 statute limiting Medicare
The statute that currently regulates chiropractic in Medicare has been unchanged since 1972 and limits Medicare beneficiaries to coverage of a single chiropractic service, manual manipulation of the spine.
ACA celebrates 100th co-sponsor of Chiropractic Medicare Modernization Act
Introduced in April by Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) with 16 original co-sponsors, the measure would allow beneficiary access to the full scope of current Medicare services allowed under a chiropractor’s state licensure.
