Originally Posted by alaskasunshine
There are wonderful Chiro's and wacky Chiro's, just like M.D.'s I usually go to my Chiro first for neck and hip, back pain because they DON'T use drugs. My situation makes them a wonderful choice for me. However I did ask a chiropractor I recently had care with if he took medicare and his wife quickly quiped "NO" we don't. That burned me up! So I asked my Naturopath the same question. They referred me to their sign refusing medicare. Heck I guess they all think they will never age! or is $$$$ all the medical people think of??? Gee that could be another thread in it's self! :? :cry: :shock:
Unfortunately, the reason many chiropractors and MDs don't accept NEW Medicare patients is that Medicare barely covers their overhead for each patient. Sometimes, it doesn't even do that if the patient requires a lot of time. This sounds harsh, but it is true. And Medicare is about to REDUCE the amounts it pays.
Some MDs turn down patients with certain insurance companies, too, because they take so long to pay or because they cause expensive bookkeeping problems.