Chiropractic Reduces Health Care Costs

Chiropractic Reduces Health Care Costs

Recent data suggests that expanding insurance coverage of alternative therapies like chiropractic could drive down overall health-care costs. A new study, published in the January 2013 issue of  Health Affairs,  provides further information into expenditure patterns and utilization of complementary alternative medicine (CAM). Since chiropractic is the predominant source of CAM utilization, the study sheds light on how chiropractic can contribute to patient savings. According to the  study , between 2002 and 2008 the use and spending on CAM services, which had previously been rising, largely plateaued. This suggests that “Any attempt to reduce national health care spending by eliminating coverage for complementary...Read More

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