{"id":480,"date":"2022-06-08T02:44:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T02:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/?p=480"},"modified":"2022-06-08T02:44:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T02:44:49","slug":"are-chiropractic-treatments-covered-under-medicare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/are-chiropractic-treatments-covered-under-medicare\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Chiropractic Treatments Covered Under Medicare?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/benefits-of-chiropractic-care\/\">Chiropractic treatments<\/a> are covered under <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/claims#medicare\">Medicare<\/a> although they have to be allowed by a GP! If you are suffering from a <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/why-does-my-pain-keep-coming-back\/\">chronic condition<\/a> for over 6 months you may be eligible for a care plan from your general practitioner! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Medicare plans that cover <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/improve-your-health-with-chiropractic-care\/\">chiropractic care<\/a> are patient claimed and have a small out of pocket expense unless GP has stated &#8220;<em><strong>Bulk Billing<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; is necessary on the file! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of our processing for both medicare and <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/does-my-private-health-insurance-cover-chiropractic\/\">private health<\/a> are done onsite and claimed on the spot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more info visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/claims#medicare\">https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/claims#medicare<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Note: If you are suffering from severe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/neck-pain\">Neck pain<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/back-pain\">Low back pain<\/a>, shooting pains down the legs,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/shoulder-pain\">troubles lifting limbs<\/a>\u00a0due to <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/has-time-run-out-to-fix-your-posture\/\">poor posture<\/a>, sciatica, <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/tips-for-teachers-dealing-with-stress\/\">stress<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/headaches\">headaches<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-can-a-chiropractor-help-with-joint-pain\/\">joint pain<\/a>\u00a0and need help today, don\u2019t hesitate to contact <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/about\">our team<\/a> of practitioners who are always happy to help! B<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now\">ookings<\/a>\u00a0are available online 7 days a week!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now\">https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=427%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"TMClogo.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?w=854&amp;ssl=1 854w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=768%2C324&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/\">https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chiropractic treatments are covered under Medicare although they have to be allowed by a GP! If you are suffering from a chronic condition for over 6 months you may be eligible for a care plan from your general practitioner! All Medicare plans that cover chiropractic care are patient claimed and have a small out of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[30,35,113,29,36,25,20,89,6,24,125,48],"class_list":["post-480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-benefits-of-chiropractic","tag-broadmeadows-chiopractor","tag-chiropractic-blog","tag-chiropractic-care","tag-chiropractor","tag-joint-pain","tag-low-back-pain","tag-medicare","tag-neck-pain","tag-poor-posture","tag-private-health-insurance","tag-westmeadows-chiropractor"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hicaps-and-medicare-combo.jpg?fit=500%2C595&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":834,"url":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/fawkner-chiropractor\/","url_meta":{"origin":480,"position":0},"title":"Fawkner Chiropractor","date":"13 February 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Melbourne Chiropractor Fawkner aims to provide the best of care through chiropractic care and remedial massage therapy. 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