Medicare Patient Access to Chiropractic: H.R. 2654

Legislation championed by ACA to increase Medicare coverage of chiropractic services has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act (H.R. 2654) would allow Medicare beneficiaries access to the chiropractic profession’s broad-based, non-drug approach to pain management, which includes manual manipulation of the spine and extremities, evaluation and management services, diagnostic imaging and utilization of other non-drug approaches that have become an important strategy in national efforts to stem the epidemic of prescription opioid overuse and abuse.

H.R. 2654:

• Provides patient access to all Medicare-covered benefits allowable under a chiropractor’s state licensure.
• Requires that DCs complete a documentation webinar.
• Appropriately defines a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) as a “physician” in the Medicare program.
• Is bipartisan legislation, introduced by 16 cosponsors from both political parties.
   

ACA Continues to Fight CMS Reduction in Physician Fee Schedule Reimbursement

As a founding member of the E/M Coalition, ACA recently signed a letter urging congressional leaders to include additional funds for the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) in forthcoming legislation. This effort is an extension of work that ACA and our coalition partners started in late 2020 and which included the introduction of legislation to delay PFS cuts. 

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Updates

Bill Introduced to Modernize Medicare Coverage of Chiropractic Services
July 9, 2019

Higgins & Reed Introduce Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2019
July 9, 2019

H.R. 3654 - 116th Congress
July 9, 2019

ACA Staff and Consultants Lay Groundwork for New Medicare Parity Bill
ACA Blogs, May 2019

"Bill to Expand Medicare's Chiropractic Coverage Brings Momentum to Historic Effort" (PDF)
The American Chiropractor, February 2019