Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act cosponsor count tops 150

Summary: For 50 years, Medicare has only paid for one type of chiropractic care: manual spine manipulation. If seniors needed an exam, an X-ray, or other drug-free therapies from their chiropractor, they had to pay out of their own pockets or go to a different doctor. This often delayed care and pushed people toward riskier options, like prescription pain pills or surgery.

Now, a bipartisan bill called the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act is gaining huge support, with over 150 lawmakers signing on. The bill doesn't add brand-new services to Medicare. Instead, it simply allows the 65 million Medicare enrollees to actually use their coverage for the exams and imaging chiropractors are already licensed to provide. By making drug-free pain management easier to get, this update could help solve the opioid crisis and lower the massive $874 billion spent every year on bone and joint pain.

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