legislation: 106-sconres-32
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| 106-sconres-32 | 106 | sconres | 32 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the guaranteed coverage of chiropractic services under the Medicare+Choice program. | Health | 1999-05-17 | 1999-05-17 | Referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 16 | Declares that it is the sense of Congress that: (1) treatment by means of manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation is a uniquely chiropractic service that Congress recognized in 1972 as a benefit under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; (2) it is the unequivocal intent of Congress to ensure that every individual enrolled in a Medicare+Choice plan under Medicare part C (Medicare+Choice) has access to all covered services under Medicare part B; and (3) as a covered service under Medicare part B treatment by means of manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation provided by a doctor of chiropractic is a covered service for individuals enrolled in a Medicare+Choice plan. | 2025-01-14T18:59:41Z |