Chiropractic treatments for seniors in Alberta will be subsidized beginning in July, the provincial government announced Wednesday.
Health minister Fred Horne said the government had budgeted $7-million to give elderly citizens access to the controversial treatments; those registered with the provincial health benefit plan will receive $25 per treatment, up to $200 per year.
The Alberta government de-listed the service in 2008 amid a worsening fiscal health care squeeze. Manitoba is the only other province to offer widely available coverage for chiropractic treatment.