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HCONRES 62 106th Congress House Health Access to health care Chiropractic and chiropractors Health maintenance organizations Managed care Medicare Medicare managed care Social Welfare

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the guaranteed coverage of chiropractic services under the Medicare+Choice program.

Introduced: March 18, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 23, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 18, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E501)
Mar 18, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that : (1) treatment by means of manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation is a unique chiropractic service which Congress recognizes as a Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA)) part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) benefit; (2) it is the unequivocal intent of Congress to ensure that every Medicare+Choice beneficiary under SSA title XVIII part C has access to all services covered under the original Medicare part B fee-for-service program; and (3) as a covered Medicare part B service, such treatment provided by a doctor of chiropractic is a guaranteed service for Medicare+Choice beneficiaries.

What's happening now April 7, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 14, 2000
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 8, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 27, 2000
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Nov 3, 1999
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 19, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 22, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 14, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 62: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the guaranteed coverage of chiropractic services under the Medicare+Choice program.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-62/
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"H. Con. Res. 62: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the guaranteed coverage of chiropractic services under the Medicare+Choice program.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-62/.
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H. Con. Res. 62, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-62/.
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[H. Con. Res. 62: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the guaranteed coverage of chiropractic services under the Medicare+Choice program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-62/)
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