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Chiropractic in Newfoundland
DC: POPULATION RATIO 1 : 20,037
UTILIZATION RATE: 3%
Payment Systems.
Avg. Payment for initial visit $50.00
Avg. Payment for subs visit $25.00
- Provincial Coverage
- User Fees
- DC can charge what is appropriate.
- Average initial visit user fee, $50, subsequent visits $25.
- Workers Compensation
- Initial visit $30 + initial report.
- Subsequent visits $24, subseq reports.
- Apply for coverage in 20 visit blocks, can get up to 80 visits.
- Treatment length determined case by case.
- No user fee can be charged.
- X-rays covered.
- Auto Insurance (private)
- Need to exhaust all chiro coverage, including private coverage before auto insurance used.
- Insurance industry seems to be directing patients to physiotherapy.
- No $ coverage limits.
- Average initial visit $50, subsequent visit $25.
- Treatment length determined case by case.
- X-ray coverage.
- Social Assistance
- Veterans Affairs
- Pays up to 20 visits/yr.
- Call for pre approval of treatment.
- RCMP
- Covers 15 visits/year, can get another 12 visits with MD approval.
- Initial visit pays full amount (up to $70), subsequent visit pays full amount (up to $30).
- Private Insurance (Blue X)
- Usually covers 60-80 % of chiro costs up to 300-$1000.
- Usually covers 60-80 % of orthotics costs.
- Native Affairs
- Coverage by Labrador Native Affairs with a MD referral is getting more difficult.
Click here to visit the provincial association website: http://www.nfldchiro.com
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