INSURANCE RESOURCES

The American Chiropractic Association’s (ACA) Insurance Relations Department advocates for fair coverage and payment policies for the chiropractic profession.  The Department maintains an ongoing line of communication with a variety of insurers as a way to work through chiropractic-related insurance problems and to improve the communication between the profession and insurance industry. As well as monitoring state and nationwide insurance challenges, Insurance Relations responds to numerous requests for assistance from individual doctors of chiropractic.

Chiropractic Networks Action Center

ACA has created the Chiropractic Networks Action Center to provide an area where providers and patients can make their concerns heard. It is also the place where providers can access helpful resources, speak up on behalf of doctors of chiropractic, and read about ACA's efforts to combat inappropriate network practices. Some of these efforts include: ACA’s recent joining of a class action lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare/Optum, a call to action regarding America Specialty Health Network, and much more.

Accountable Care Organizations

A new resource, “Accountable Care Organizations – What’s Next for DCs,” is now available to members who are interested in learning more about ACOs and how to affiliate with them. We encourage you to review this information and contact us with any questions and/or information you may have about ACOs being established in your state. ACA is also developing additional resources on this topic and will announce their availability via Week in Review in the near future.  

ICD-10:  Are You Ready?

Transition to ICD-10 is underway with implementation set to launch on October 1, 2014. The ACA has created resources to help members with the transition for compliance with both HIPAA Version 5010 and ICD-10, which include articles, timelines, FAQs, and links to outside resources. These resources on the ACA’s ICD-10 web page will be continuously updated as new information is released from government sites.  Also, check your quarterly In-Touch e-newsletter for in-depth articles and resources.

Boy Scouts of America

ACA has been advocating for doctors of chiropractic to be able to perform annual evaluations on Scouts and Leaders since early 2009 when a change was made disallowing DCs from provision of these services. Additionally, ACA has created tools to help doctors, patients and members of the Scouting community voice opposition to this policy.