I know so many people to go to a chiropractor on a weekly basis and either pay out of pocket or have benefits cover it BUT I seen articles or posts pop up that refer to it as junk junk medicine and on the same level as a holistic practitioner???
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Insurance benefits aren’t about science, it’s about cost vs customer satisfaction. Many of the problems Chiros say they treat are chronic conditions that may or may not respond even to real treatment.
A chiropractor is really cheap compared to a physical therapist or doctor. A good PT will want to see you 2-3 times a week at like $100 a pop for your insurance. A chiro sees you once a week for $50 or so. It’s not guaranteed that either of them can actually make your back stop hurting, even though one of them is far more scientific than the other.
So for your insurance, if seeing a chiro once a week makes you feel better, it’s worth it to cover that to stop you from looking for more expensive treatment.
This isn’t unique to America or private insurance though, in Taiwan they have fully socialized healthcare, some of the cheapest in the world. You would think the government would be the one to cut costs and only pay for real treatment, but they cover TCM like herbal medicine and acupuncture. It’s just what the people want.
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