In March, the Veterans Health Admin...

In March, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) released decisions about access to chiropractic care. According to Secretary Anthony Principi of the Department of Veterans Affairs, access to chiropractic care should be end referral from a primary care physician, and these physicians should be responsible for understanding what care is being provided and for coordinating that care. These decisions incorporate recommendations of an 11-member committee that was created after physicians, including about 7800 family physicians, existenceed to legislation that would have given chiropractors primary care status within the VHA. More information is available online at http://www.aafp.org/x27089.xml.

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