Most states now offer Medicaid enrollees access to chiropractic services

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Shaken by the human toll of the United States opioid crisis, most states now cover chiropractic services in their Medicaid benefit packages as a non-drug alternative for pain management. It’s happening under the radar since much attention is focused on lobbying Congress for broader chiropractic benefits under Medicare, but the pattern seems consistent: Missouri began Medicaid chiropractic coverage in 2020 and Illinois at the end of 2021, joining a couple dozen states taking action earlier. More…