New York's highest court of appeals has held that no-fault insurers cannot deny no-fault benefits where they unilaterally determine that a provider has committed misconduct based upon alleged fraudulent conduct. The Court held that this authority belongs solely to state regulators, specifically New York's Board of Regents, which oversees professional licensing and discipline. This follows a similar recent ruling in Florida reported in this publication.
Kids Do Use Chiropractic
A Canadian study discovered that 11% of children utilize some form of "alternative medicine." This is the type of alternative care they use:
| Chiropractic | - | 36% |
| Homeopathic | - | 25% |
| Naturopathic | - | 11.5% |
| Acupuncture | - | 11.5% |
| Osteopathy | - | 9% |
| Oligotherapy | - | 4% |
| Others | - | 3% |
This survey was conducted in Quebec. What would a survey of your community show?
SOURCE: Spigelblatt L, Laine-Ammara G, Pless IB, Guyver A. The use of alternative medicine by children. Pediatrics 1994;94:811-814.