Acknowledge Therapeutic Massage Therapists as Health Care Providers

Massage therapy performed by licensed massage therapists provides patients with pain relief, reduction of symptoms of chronic disease and promotes healthy circulation. Currently, massage therapy is rarely covered by insurance or Medicare and is prohibiting those who can benefit from the treatments, from being able to afford them. People who suffer from debilitating pain are often resorted to taking pain medications, which can offer adverse affects and addiction problems. Research from the NIH suggests that pain from arthritis, back problems, other musculoskeletal conditions, and headaches costs U.S. businesses more than $61 billion a year in lost worker productivity. Help create a healthy option for those with chronic pain by allowing patients and therapists to bill insurance and medicare.