H.R. 1610 · 118th Congress

Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors provide

Official title: Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 20231

Never got a floor voteMedicare coverage of new tests and services

§1What it does

Why this matters: A plain-English description of the bill as it was voted on, written by us from the official summary and text.

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This bill would expand Medicare coverage of chiropractic care to include all services that chiropractors provide.2,3 When the bill was introduced, Medicare covered only one chiropractic service: manual manipulation of the spine to correct a misalignment called a subluxation.2,3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, December 17, 2024: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.1
IntroducedMarch 14, 2023
SponsorRep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Cosponsors180 cosponsors (87 Democratic, 93 Republican)
Official recordH.R. 1610 on Congress.gov

§3It never got a vote

Why this matters: This bill had wide support from both parties, but it never reached the House or Senate floor, so no member of Congress was ever recorded voting for or against it.

Latest action, December 17, 2024: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.1 How bills die without a vote.

2026 candidates who sponsored or cosponsored it (130)