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June | 2015 | IHPC - Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach
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IHPC – Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach. Massage therapy and PT. And so we fought with insurers and lawmakers about how massage should be treated like the CAM service it already was. The professions already went hand-in-hand, with so many massage therapists working in chiropractic offices, and with LMTs, LAcs, LCs, and NDs so often found under the same roof. Complementary and alternative care in general. Has such a broad variety of uses, and no single modality should be excluded.
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Oregon Medicaid’s Solution for Chronic Pain | IHPC - Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach
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IHPC – Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach. Oregon and Rhode Island News. Oregon Medicaid’s Solution for Chronic Pain. When the EHB Advisory Committee. Met earlier this year to discuss what Oregon’s 2017 Benchmark plan should look like, someone brought up the very good point that it should include the benefits found on the Oregon Health Plan (OHP), the state’s Medicaid program. Alas, that was not to be. CAM providers were (yet again) not accounted for in the benchmark plan. Trying to f...
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February | 2015 | IHPC - Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach
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IHPC – Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach. Cover My Care’s Toolkit. 8211; the new outreach program for IHPC. 8211; has recently released their 2706 Toolkit. From the CMC Toolkit page. Whether you’re a CAM practitioner or a patient who utilizes integrative medicine, the Toolkit. Has plenty of material for you to share with friends and clients. Coming soon to CMC: A page where you can share your stories of insurance denial and read what other patients have been going through.
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Natalie | IHPC - Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach
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IHPC – Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach. Oregon Medicaid’s Solution for Chronic Pain. When the EHB Advisory Committee. Met earlier this year to discuss what Oregon’s 2017 Benchmark plan should look like, someone brought up the very good point that it should include the benefits found on the Oregon Health Plan (OHP), the state’s Medicaid program. Alas, that was not to be. CAM providers were (yet again) not accounted for in the benchmark plan. Physical and occupational therapy. Trying...
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FAQ | IHPC - Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach
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IHPC – Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach. Frequently Asked Questions about Section 2706. Section 2706 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is titled “Nondiscrimination in Health Care.” It requires that insurers include and reimburse licensed health care providers in health insurance plans. The primary sponsor and supporter of the section is Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa). The ACA nondiscrimination provision states:. Why is the nondiscrimination provision important? How does it work? Does th...
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Articles | IHPC - Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach
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IHPC – Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach. The Evolution of Alternative Medicine. The Atlantic just published a really great article. About how attitudes towards and acceptance of CAM treatments and integrative care has changed over the years. The article touches on research being done about the placebo effect and the power of one’s own body to heal, something I’ve written about elsewhere. And how do you gather evidence on therapies that involve not only the body but also the mind?
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April | 2015 | IHPC - Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach
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IHPC – Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach. As I wrote about last week. Insurance companies have been doing a great deal of creative interpretation in order to make the ACA guarantee only what insurers intend to cover. We see this very clearly with Section 2706. The broad, umbrella coverage of any health care provider has been reinterpreted to mean well, nothing. In the state of Oregon. Where I work, I’ve been in contact with the Insurance Division through filing complaints. Way back w...
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EHB Discrimination | IHPC - Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach
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IHPC – Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach. Massage therapy and PT →. As I wrote about last week. Insurance companies have been doing a great deal of creative interpretation in order to make the ACA guarantee only what insurers intend to cover. We see this very clearly with Section 2706. The broad, umbrella coverage of any health care provider has been reinterpreted to mean well, nothing. In the state of Oregon. Regarding discrimination. It hasn’t been fun. After some back-and-forth ex...
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July | 2015 | IHPC - Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach
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IHPC – Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach. Oregon Medicaid’s Solution for Chronic Pain. When the EHB Advisory Committee. Met earlier this year to discuss what Oregon’s 2017 Benchmark plan should look like, someone brought up the very good point that it should include the benefits found on the Oregon Health Plan (OHP), the state’s Medicaid program. Alas, that was not to be. CAM providers were (yet again) not accounted for in the benchmark plan. Physical and occupational therapy. Trying...
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LMT Interviews | IHPC - Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach
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IHPC – Integrative Health Policy Consortium: Massage Outreach. LMT Interview: D.M. Name of your practice:. David Maile, LMT. Ft Myers, FL. Number of LMTs working there:. How long have you been massaging? What type(s) of massage do you do? Aaron Mattes (AIS), medical and rehab. How long have you taken insurance? What types of insurance cases do you accept? PIP, Blue Cross/ Blue Shield, Workman’s comp. Do you do your own insurance billing? What’s your favorite part about taking insurance? What types of ins...
