Medicare: Patient Access to Chiropractic

Medicare has always only had partial coverage for chiropractic services. Last week a bipartisan bill was been introduced in the House of Representatives named The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2019 (H.R. 3654), and it would allow Medicare beneficiaries access to all of the chiropractic profession’s non-drug approaches to pain management.
If you think this would be beneficial for Medicare beneficiaries, please follow the link below to send a letter of support to your representative.
https://www.acatoday.org/…/Legi…/Medicare/HR3654-Take-Action

For chiropractor George Billauer, the soccer stars have aligned

Story about Dr. George Billauer who has been the team chiropractor for the US soccer team for 27 years and has also worked with professional baseball and hockey teams and professional boxers.
Do you see chiropractic care as beneficial for sports teams?
For chiropractor George Billauer, the soccer stars have aligned

Barry Marshall, from Quack to Nobel Prize

Medical breakthroughs are often discovered by doctors who were initially ridiculed by other doctors. In 1982 Dr. Barry Marshall presented at the Australian Gastroenterological Society claiming that stomach ulcers were caused by infection, and could not finish as he was laughed off stage. Research over the next 10 years proved that hypothesis to be correct and in 2005 Dr. Marshall was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery.
Barry Marshall, from Quack to Nobel Prize

To Combat Opioids, Missouri Medicaid Opens Access to Chiropractic

Missouri has announced that access to chiropractic services and other non-drug pain treatments will now be made available in the state's Medicaid program to help diminish the use of opioids and provide relief for those suffering from chronic pain. 
Illinois cut out coverage of chiropractic services a number of years ago. Do you think it might be a good idea to reinstate chiropractic coverage here in Illinois?To Combat Opioids, Missouri Medicaid Opens Access to Chiropractic

Price Of A Brace Brings Soccer Player To His Knees

Doctor's offices typically mark up braces and other medical equipment 3-4 times. This article from Kaiser Health News recommends checking online for prices because many times one can get the same product for up to hundreds of dollars less. 
Has anyone found that they significantly overpaid for medical equipment at a doctors office?Price Of A Brace Brings Soccer Player To His Knees

Spinal stenosis is narrowing inside the spine and is a common reason for spinal surgery. Spinal fusion surgery is increasingly be added to the standard decompression surgery, but does not have any evidence of adding benefit to the procedure. At the same time adding the fusion increases the cost, increased recovery time, and increases the rate of infections and complications.
Does this practice sound rational to you?
Benefit of lumbar fusion for spinal stenosis found to be small to nonexistent

Teens who get opioids after wisdom tooth extraction may be at risk for addiction, study finds

Dentists are the providers that prescribes the most opiods for children. A new study from JAMA showed that 6% of children from 10 to 19 who were precribed opiods after wisdom tooth extraction went on to be diagosed with opiod abuse within one year. This only occured with .4% in the control group.
Do you see this as an important issue to address?
Teens who get opioids after wisdom tooth extraction may be at risk for addiction, study finds