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Chiropractic Inclusion
Decreases Costs to HMO
From the Chicago Tribune comes an article dated November
26, 2000 entitled, "New Respect Boosts Chiropractic as a
Mainstream Therapy". In this article are various
chiropractic success stories from patients. The story
then discusses an HMO company, Alternative Medicine Inc.
This HMO, headquartered in Highland Park, is the first
insurance company in the country to combine chiropractic
and conventional medicine in an HMO setting. The real
difference is that here chiropractors are used as
primary care physicians and gatekeepers.
James Zechman is the co-founder of Alternative Medicine
Inc., and reported in the article that the inclusion of
chiropractic into the HMO is a huge success. According
to Zechman, the combination has resulted in an almost 80
percent reduction in hospitalizations during the last
two years. Outpatient surgery was reduced by almost 85
percent and pharmaceutical drug usage was reduced by 56
percent.
A common saying in chiropractic is that, "Chiropractic
does not cost, it pays!" Based on the experience of this
HMO, it appears to be more than just a slogan. |
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