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New Law Bans Chiropractors From Treating Allergies

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In California, a new bill has been approved by the senate prohibiting chiropractors from treating allergies. The ban includes the use of laser therapy to diagnose food, medicine and environmental allergies.

California would prohibit chiropractors from treating allergies under a bill approved by the state Senate.

Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, a Republican from Diamond Bar, says some chiropractors have claimed they can use lasers to diagnose and treat hypersensitivity to certain food, medicine and environmental allergies, without evidence that the treatments work.

His bill prohibits chiropractors from treating allergies because the state defines that as practicing medicine. It also bans chiropractors from advertising that they can treat allergies.

The ban includes but is not limited to laser therapy. Huff’s bill, SB352, passed Thursday on a 34-1 vote and goes to the Assembly.

It is supported by the California Medical Association but opposed by the state Board of Chiropractic Examiners and… continue reading

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Florida Looks To Overhaul No-Fault Insurance

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In Florida, a battle is taking place between special interest groups over the
state’s no-fault insurance policy. Some politicians are arguing that the insurance
policy has led to overbilling and staged accidents.

TALLAHASSEE — We couldn’t set the holiday table for an early
Florida legislative session without a heaping helping of interest-group
squabbling. And one of the most cash-fueled battles to christen the New
Year will be over your auto insurance.

Florida’s personal-injury protection (PIP) auto-insurance law is under
assault from Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, Gov. Rick
Scott and lawmakers who argue the state’s unique no-fault insurance
environment is plagued by staged accidents and overbilling, sticking
drivers with a $910 million “fraud tax” built into their premiums.

Underlying this fight, of course, are political interests aplenty.

Critics are arguing that the movement is really being driven by insurance
companies. Doctors, chiropractors, attorney-referral services and a host
of other medical-related professions all joined forces with trial lawyers to
kill PIP changes last session.

Insurers are huge contributors to the GOP political establishment that
runs Tallahassee. Doctors and other medical providers are big givers, too.
And trial lawyers are one of the Florida GOP’s last still-standing political
foes.

“A lot of people are making a lot of money off PIP,” said Rep. Mike Horner,
a Kissimmee Republican who… continue reading

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