Should a paper on the administration of chiropractic have been published in Medical Care? With comments on derivative questions.

Abstract

istration of Chiropractic in the New York City Medicaid Program, by Julius Dintenfass, D.C., in Medical Care 11 (1): 40-51, January February, 1973.7 The fundamental issue here is whether an article that describes the historical evolution, the administrative physiology, the distribution of payments, the level of participation, and the legal entanglements within the chiropractic program of New York City Medicaid deserves publication in an official journal of the American Public Health Association. In their dissent from the editorial decision to print the article, respected and thoughtful colleagues invoke, inter alia, AMA and APHA resolutions in opposition to chiropractic. Their expressed concern deserves serious and comprehensive response.