WHITE PAPER | 2021 In Conclusion


Robust data collected by the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, in tandem with a wealth of supporting findings from academic and aggregated clinical studies, shows us that a new era has arrived for chiropractic care. The attractions are many for drug-free, holistic conservative care that’s centered on each patient’s needs. Traditional physicians and health-plan payers will benefit from learning how integrated healthcare involving chiropractic can help the patients they care for and cover—while saving on claims.


The safe, effective and non-invasive nature of chiropractic care warrants a new look by others in the health-care professions who may not have considered the scientific evidence.


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Making insurance coverage for this care available and easier to understand is an important part of advancing chiropractic care today. Insurance providers that make proactive benefit-design changes, and companies working with private-sector employer plans and government payers, are essential to opening the door to wellness for many more patients in the United States.


Many people have the impression that the use of integrative health care creates substantial add-on costs for health-care systems and individual payers. This is simply is not true.


the numbers who find relief from this approach. It’s also critical to realize that almost half of U.S. adults do not know whether their insurance covers chiropractic care. A lack of knowledge about health insurance coverage for this form of care, along with sensitivity toward costs, may be barriers preventing some from using chiropractic services.40


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knowledge gap can be filled by payers and practitioners through accessible plan design, flexible methods of payment and patient education.


A range of evidence supports the cost-effectiveness of chiropractic management. More parties, from patients to payers, need to recognize and gain from the fact that chiropractic focuses on maintaining


health naturally.


Research shows that 95 percent of past-year chiropractic users say it’s effective, and 89 percent recommend chiropractic to their family and friends.


Chiropractic and other integrative health practitioners are leading the shift away from condition-focused care toward health-oriented care. Making access to these providers an option for every patient, through all health insurance products in every state, will have significant short- and long-term impacts on both the health and economy of the United States. 41


The actual cost—$33 billion—is pocket change compared with the $268 billion spent out-of-pocket on conventional care in the same year.38


Although an estimated 35.5 million Americans see a chiropractor in a year,39


further patient education will boost PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC 19


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