Topic: Medicare

Aromatherapy Online Courses nowadays arebecoming more and more popular on the Internet lately. With the controversyover the Obama mending legislature regarding Health Benefits and Medicare in America, a lot ofpeople are trying to figure out what they can do next.With a large ...

Do Doctors Hate Chiropractors?

I ask it, because an article called "Why Doctors Hate Chiropractors" came across my monitor. Written by a chiropractor (meaning - we need to realize that it's at least partially self-serving) it explains that MDs (medical doctors) are skeptical of DCs (doctors ...
Part of running a successful chiropractic office is understanding how to bill for services. This is especially important when you work with Medicare or insurance companies, because improper billing can result in a denial of your claim. Organizations like Medicare and insurance ...

Denial for Services Done by Staff

Q I recently was denied for a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM& Therefore, is it legal for the carrier to make this denial?A I have had several inquiries on this issue in the past year, and it is becoming more common for ...

Looking Back: 1999

As we celebrate our 25th anniversary as the definitive news and information source for the chiropractic profession, we look back at the important events as reported in DC since 1983, while also looking forward to the future. Eisenberg Study Documents Rise in ...

We Get Letters & E-Mail

"There Is Absolutely No Excuse for Poor Documentation" "It is the opinion of the [ACA] that the findings in the report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General reflect a universal problem in physician documentation ...

Insurance Coverage

Insurance Coverage . Compared with other CAM therapies, insurance coverage for chiropractic services is extensive. Many HMOs (health maintenance organizations) and private health care plans cover chiropractic treatment, as do all state workers' compensation systems. Chiropractors can bill Medicare, and many states ...

A Strategy for Health Care Reform

Health care spending in the United States first soared above $2 trillion in 2006 and is projected to exceed $4.2 trillion by 2017.' Federal forecasters have projected that within a decade, health care expenditures will represent 20 percent of the gross domestic ...