Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Steube
Introduced
Summary
Expands Medicare recognition of doctors of chiropractic as "physicians" so Medicare would cover any chiropractic service a State license allows. This bill would let Medicare pay for more than the current single spinal manipulation benefit when state law authorizes other chiropractic functions or actions.
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- Medicare beneficiaries and seniors: Could gain broader access to chiropractic treatments beyond spine manipulation when those treatments are allowed by State law. This may increase non-surgical options for pain and mobility care.
- Doctors of chiropractic: Could bill Medicare for any services their State license permits after a one-time verification step. Payment requires either completing a Secretary-designed educational webinar or the service being the existing manual spinal manipulation benefit.
- Medicare program and coverage rules: The bill would replace the current narrow federal standard with a State-licensure test for allowed chiropractic services. It keeps a specific payment limit only for services without the required verification.
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Wider Medicare chiropractic coverage with conditions
If enacted, Medicare would cover chiropractor services that state law allows, not only spinal manipulation. To get paid by Medicare, a chiropractor would need a one-time verification that they took an educational documentation webinar. Without that verification, Medicare would only pay for manual spinal manipulation to correct a subluxation. These rules would apply only to services done in the state where the chiropractor is licensed. The bill text does not set a start date.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Steube
FL • R
Cosponsors
Larson (CT)
CT • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Smith (NE)
NE • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Boyle (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Van Duyne
TX • R
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 1/16/2025
Zinke
MT • R
Sponsored 1/22/2025
Omar
MN • D
Sponsored 1/22/2025
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 1/22/2025
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Franklin, Scott
FL • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
LaHood
IL • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Nehls
TX • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Hoyle (OR)
OR • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Gooden
TX • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Hern (OK)
OK • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Burlison
MO • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Tlaib
MI • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Comer
KY • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Carey
OH • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Tiffany
WI • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Tokuda
HI • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Hageman
WY • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Scanlon
PA • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Graves
MO • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Davids (KS)
KS • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Himes
CT • D
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Hill (AR)
AR • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Goldman (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Finstad
MN • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Leger Fernandez
NM • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Begich
AK • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Haridopolos
FL • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Grothman
WI • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Yakym
IN • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Gosar
AZ • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Davidson
OH • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Massie
KY • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Aderholt
AL • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Mann
KS • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Johnson (SD)
SD • R
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Schneider
IL • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Sorensen
IL • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Fitzgerald
WI • R
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Huizenga
MI • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Flood
NE • R
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Strickland
WA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Moran
TX • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
McDonald Rivet
MI • D
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Wagner
MO • R
Sponsored 2/13/2025
Alford
MO • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Van Orden
WI • R
Sponsored 2/25/2025
Smucker
PA • R
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Joyce (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Cline
VA • R
Sponsored 3/3/2025
De La Cruz
TX • R
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Landsman
OH • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Houlahan
PA • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Kelly (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Kiggans (VA)
VA • R
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Rouzer
NC • R
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Frankel, Lois
FL • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Deluzio
PA • D
Sponsored 3/25/2025
Walberg
MI • R
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Wied
WI • R
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Moolenaar
MI • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Williams (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Thompson (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Vasquez
NM • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Guest
MS • R
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Fleischmann
TN • R
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Pfluger
TX • R
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Garcia (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Harshbarger
TN • R
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Escobar
TX • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Gottheimer
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Moskowitz
FL • D
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Bergman
MI • R
Sponsored 6/6/2025
Morelle
NY • D
Sponsored 6/11/2025
Stefanik
NY • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Moore (UT)
UT • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Miller (WV)
WV • R
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Bell
MO • D
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Miller (IL)
IL • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Langworthy
NY • R
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Mackenzie
PA • R
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Stevens
MI • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Thanedar
MI • D
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Veasey
TX • D
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Weber (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 7/22/2025
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Carter (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 8/26/2025
Kustoff
TN • R
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Tenney
NY • R
Sponsored 9/10/2025
Bynum
OR • D
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Malliotakis
NY • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Salinas
OR • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rose
TN • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Joyce (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Arrington
TX • R
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Dean (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Schmidt
KS • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Cleaver
MO • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Schweikert
AZ • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Hayes
CT • D
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Reschenthaler
PA • R
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Meuser
PA • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rogers (AL)
AL • R
Sponsored 11/18/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2025
Lee (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Trahan
MA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Crawford
AR • R
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Biggs (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Courtney
CT • D
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Fedorchak
ND • R
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Babin
TX • R
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Mast
FL • R
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Evans (CO)
CO • R
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Stauber
MN • R
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Carter (GA)
GA • R
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Kim
CA • R
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Kelly (MS)
MS • R
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Ezell
MS • R
Sponsored 2/23/2026
Sanchez
CA • D
Sponsored 3/4/2026
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Miller-Meeks
IA • R
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Brown
OH • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
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