Medicare Part C: Today's most serious challenge to chiropractic

Journal of the American Chiropractic Association,  May 1999  by Maurer, Edward L

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In the meantime, the legislative pressures of Medicare Part C have led us to treat this matter with great urgency. George McAndrews, the attorney who led Wilk rs. AMA to victory and a court-ordered mandate against further covert acts against chiropractic by the AMA, says Medicare Part C represents "the most serious challenge to the welfare of the chiropractic profession since the AMA conspiracy to destroy chiropractic." For that reason, ACA has filed emergency legal action against HCFA-a move designed to force HCFA to abide by the will of Congress and permit Medicare patients covered under Part C to enjoy their rightful access to chiropractic care.

We cannot allow the present suggested regulations to prevail unless we, as a profession, are prepared to suffer a domino effect. If chiropractic services delivered by chiropractors are allowed to be effectively eliminated from most Medicare HMOs, they may well be eliminated from the nation's private sector managed care plans, as well.

Therefore, our membership must grow in size and in courage. Give thought, time, energy, and financial support to this campaign. Our patients deserve no less than full access to chiropractic. We must make absolutely certain that they get it.

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