Arizona chiropractors are accusing state regulators of failing to require a major health insurer to provide promised coverage, resulting in inadequate reimbursements that are driving some chiropractors out of business.
The Arizona Chiropractic Association says Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona's copay requirements are unreasonably high and that the Insurance Department is not enforcing a law barring discrimination against chiropractic care.
Blue Cross Blue Shield says coverage provisions vary according to policies purchased and that it covers medically necessary chiropractic services while trying to hold down rising health care costs.
The Insurance Department declined comment, citing pending litigation. But the agency's lawyers have argued in court that it determined that Blue Cross Blue Shield hadn't violated the law.