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After hinting for months that subsidies for chiropractic services could be cut, the Progressive Conservative government has gone ahead and slashed funding by $4.8 million.

The Manitoba Chiropractors Association informed its members of the cuts, which will see provincial funding capped at a maximum of seven visits annually instead of 12, in a hastily convened meeting Wednesday night.

Although the news “wasn’t exactly a surprise,” spokesman Dr. Greg Stewart said the association is worried the cuts will disproportionately hurt seniors, working Manitobans, and low-income residents. There are currently more than 280 chiropractors working in Manitoba.

“We’re concerned about having these patients actually being driven into more expensive care, specifically emergency rooms,” he said.