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Bush Signs Vet Benefits Into Law
WASHINGTON, DC (Chiro Wire) It’s official: The nation’s veterans will now have access to a broader range of chiropractic benefits, thanks to
legislation OK’d by President Bush last week.
Hailed by the American Chiropractic Association as an enormous triumph for the
profession, the law authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system to hire doctors of chiropractic, sets a broad scope of practice for DCs and establishes an advisory committee, including
chiropractic representatives, to oversee the development and implementation of the new benefit.
The victory follows an uphill battle, according to ACA President Daryl Wills. The organization faced opposition
from the American Physical Therapy Association, which argued that expanded chiropractic benefits would divert funding from physical therapy services. Both groups say they
support the version signed into law, which scales back some measures proposed in earlier versions.
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