| Does your insurance cover chiropractic | | | | is, it will cost you the least. |
| treatments in Minneapolis? | | | | Generally speaking, in Minnesota, chiropractic |
| Hi...my name is Dr. Harlan Mittag, I'm a | | | | treatments are covered by Blue Cross Blue |
| chiropractor, nutritionist and acupuncturist, and the | | | | Shield, Medica, Health Partners and Medicare and a |
| founder of Mittag Holistic Chiropractic in Minneapolis | | | | number of other smaller companies. In Minnesota |
| and St. Louis Park, Minnesota. | | | | anyone who has been in an auto accident is also |
| People often ask me if insurance covers | | | | covered by the auto insurance. This means you |
| chiropractic treatments. The answer is yes, with | | | | don't need a referral from a medical doctor or |
| some qualifiers. Chiropractors often sign contracts | | | | anyone else if you want to see a chiropractor and |
| with insurance companies in oder to be designated | | | | be treated. Sometimes chiropractors include |
| as providers of chiropractic care that is covered | | | | alternative treatments that are not covered by |
| by that insurance company. This is an agreement | | | | the insurance company. This can vary from one |
| between me (the chiropractor) and the insurance | | | | insurance company to another. For instance some |
| company. Insurance companies like this because | | | | insurances cover acupuncture whereas others do |
| we in doing so we agree to certain regulations of | | | | not. Generally speaking insurance companies will |
| the insurance company. Chiropractors like this | | | | not cover nutritional services like nutritional |
| because we get free advertising in the insurance | | | | consultations, or pay for vitamins and herbs. But if |
| company's provider manuals. | | | | you have a medical savings account through your |
| So the qualifier is...if the chiropractor is a provider | | | | work, usually prescribed nutritional supplements |
| for a specific insurance company, then you'll get | | | | can be covered through your medical savings |
| the maximum pay out from the insurance | | | | account. |
| company for your chiropractic treatments. That | | | | |