Over the years,chiropractors have

A) improved their field's status by avoiding legal battles with the AMA.
B) lost the ability to request reimbursement for their services from insurance programs.
C) improved their status by increasing educational standards for entry into the field.
D) a and b only
E) all of the above

Chiropractors have improved their status by increasing educational standards for entry into the field. They have also gained more recognition and acceptance from insurance programs in recent years, making it easier for patients to receive reimbursement for their services. While there have been legal battles with the AMA in the past, these conflicts have not defined the current state of the chiropractic field. Therefore, options A and D are not the best choices.