How Having A Chiropractor Can Save You Money!!
July 1, 2009
A recent study across 7 years and more than 70,000 patients within an HMO and an IPA (independent physician association) were studied to compare utilization of medical services. One group (IPA) had alternative practitioners as their Primary Care Physician-PCP (i.e. chiropractor, naturopath, acupuncturist) while the other group (HMO) had M.D.’s as their PCP. After studying the habits and pattern differences between their hospital admissions, days in the hospital, surgeries and procedures, and pharmaceutical spending the results were astounding.
RESULTS: Clinical and cost utilization based on 70,274 member-months over a 7-year period demonstrated decreases of 60.2% in-hospital admissions, 59.0% less hospital days, 62.0% less outpatient surgeries and procedures, and 85% less pharmaceutical costs when compared with conventional medicine IPA performance for the same health maintenance organization product in the same geography and time frame.
WOW!! If you want to truly save money, stay healthy and stay out of the hospital, and away from pharmaceuticals- become a practice member here at Rozenhart Family Chiropractic!
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