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Chiropractic care is expensive and not covered by medical plans
Unfortunately, insurance, government programmes, and medical plans only cover crisis management (‘medical’ care)adequately. For alternative choices, the policyholder is severely restricted from searching out a chiropractor by thelimitation of ‘coverage’. (PHOTO: AP)
Health, News
With Dr Chris Davis  
April 4, 2015

Chiropractic care is expensive and not covered by medical plans

Ask Your Chiropractor

THIS is not by mistake, but by devious design. For hundreds of years the AMA (and all its cohorts) have aggressively attempted to control and destroy chiropractic care because it works and is a huge threat to their dominion and domination of health care dollars.

The United States Supreme Court backed an earlier court decision that found the AMA  guilty of wilfully and maliciously conspiring to contain and destroy the chiropractic profession where they:

•    encouraged ethical complaints against doctors of chiropractic;

•    opposed chiropractic inroads in health insurance;

•    opposed chiropractic inroads in workmen’s compensation;

•    opposed chiropractic inroads into labour unions;

•    opposed chiropractic inroads into hospitals; and

•    Contained chiropractic schools.

These tactics continue, although on a more discreet level. But, the public is gradually educating themselves and experiencing more and more positive outcomes with safe, natural and effective remedies. Therefore, they are seeking chiropractors on their own, without mandatory referrals from medical doctors or insurance companies. Incidentally, chiropractic is a stand-alone profession and technique. It is neither “supplementary” nor “complimentary” to medicine.  It is your free choice and does not require any special permission from, and, most certainly is not subject to medicine or its regulation entities. Chiropractic has nothing to do with medicine, and chiropractors certainly are not satisfied with simply “managing” your pain.

Chiropractors do not treat any disease, condition and they do not claim to cure anything at all. Chiropractors are specially trained to evaluate and treat your spine and therefore your nervous system, which is really to be credited for any healing that takes place at all.  

Unfortunately, insurance, government programmes, and medical plans only cover crisis management (“medical” care) adequately. For “alternative” choices, the policy holder is severely restricted from searching out a chiropractor by the limitation of “coverage”.  The best plans only reimburse (if all “requirements” of “medical necessity” are met), a handful of chiropractic visits yearly. Do you see the irony? A treatment that is not medical in nature at all must meet medical necessity to be covered. You end up paying premiums for coverage that practically does not exist; or, is “allowed” on a small scale to sell insurance to those who prefer “alternative” remedies.

And chiropractors who are aware of insurance schemes must raise their costs to offset the paperwork if they do accept insurance. These restrictions will not even allow a perfectly healthy, asymptomatic person to cover adequate preventative maintenance care spinal alignments for one year. This is the focus of our “health care” system. Truly, it is not really health care at all — it is “disease care” and pain/symptom management. We have excellent facilities for first aid/crisis management. But these systems were never designed to create health, to increase health, or be used for long-term optimal wellness. Fortunately for the public, we have chosen at Dr Harvey’s Back Pain Chiropractic Centers to simply give you the discounts and true benefits upfront. No qualifications necessary. The more visits you purchase, the more we discount your care. And, for example, our smallest initial care package gives you almost three times your yearly insurance “benefits/reimbursements” upfront. No waiting, no claims, no checks, no permission.

Once medical plans and government programmes start paying adequately for your chiropractic care, gym pass, bottled water, organic food, supplements, yoga, massage, and other natural, proactive, life-enhancing health systems, we will then know that the governments truly have public health and wellness in mind. Until then, the agenda simply seems to be big business, as usual.

Who cares if they cover pills, potions and lotions anyway? Where is the real value and savings/benefits when these ineffective methods do not cure anyway? Is it really cheaper for you to pay prime premiums just to pay for a service and then possibly get a “reimbursement” on something that does not correct your underlying problems causing your symptoms in the first place? What is truly more expensive?  Common sense tells me that you are paying two or three times without results and tricked into believing you have actual benefits from that. Would lifetime medical visits at half the price without significant improvement or investing in care that really works and really makes a difference truly be better for you? Your health is priceless. Don’t let insurance companies and government programmes take it away from you — even if it does appear to be “cheaper” by the visit.

We have found the solution, so please do not be concerned.  We simply boycott the system. We excise the insurance companies and medical referrals. We give you upfront cash discounts right off the top of the cost of your care with us. Those discounts far surpass any so called benefits from your insurance policy; and you don’t have to worry with medical referrals, costs and waiting for those measly “reimbursements”.  We give your money back to you before you spend it and you begin your treatment without any further delays. Conserve your insurance for any unforeseen medical emergencies and invest in your natural health chiropractic care.

Some food for thought: Canada and the US make up 5.5 per cent of the world’s population, yet consume 78 per cent of the world’s pharmaceuticals. If medicines were the answer to health, those countries should be the two healthiest nations. Yet, according to the World Health Organization, they rank 32 and 38, respectively, out of 40 industrialised nations. It’s time that the governments to stop following the money trail and begin focusing their time, finances and energy on what works to keep nations healthy.

If ever a true medical cure existed for any major sickness or disease, you can safely bet that the inventor of such a cure was either suppressed, was silenced, and had their career destroyed, or the patents and rights to those inventions were quickly purchased and buried, and that person or persons is/are now living out the rest of their lives on their own private island by now, as the drug dealing industry willingly and selfishly continues to profit off of all those now continuing to suffer from sickness and disease.

There are inventions that have been discovered for the overall long-term good of mankind, such as tyres made of a rubber that never wears out and a carburettor that gets 50 to 100 miles to the gallon from gasoline. There are also inventions for vehicles and machines to run on simple water. However, these things would destroy the necessity for people to continuously replace tyres, continuously fill up at the gas station, and continue to be forced to purchase fossil fuels and to pollute the planet (which also has a business agenda).

In effect, allowing people inexpensive, safer ways to do things would cripple the manufactured bank accounts of the elite. Just look at what they did to Nicola Tesla, who tried to provide free energy. Big Pharma and Big Medicine, unfortunately, have chosen the same path to riches. Only, in this case, it is not the planet or Mother Nature they are disrupting and disrespecting. No, in this instance, it is your very health and wellness, and your very lives.

Invest your hard-earned money into your improved health by taking advantage of our discount plans for chiropractic. Don’t keep throwing it away for them to burn like the worthless paper it is printed on, and do not willingly become one of their statistics.

Don’t forget to “Ask Your Chiropractor” every week, where your questions may be published and answered in subsequent articles. Address questions to: Dr Chris Davis, the Spinal Mechanic at movethebone@gmail.com; or, Dr Michael Harvey, director, at dr.michael_harvey@yahoo.com or visit www.drharveychiropractic.com

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