Senate Hearing Highlights Physician Administrative Burdens, Access to Providers
The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging convened a hearing on Feb. 11 titled, “The Doctor Is Out: How Washington’s...
As the leading voice of the chiropractic profession, ACA’s insights and opinions are sought and acted upon in the halls of Congress, at federal regulatory agencies and in the White House.
ACA’s active and effective advocacy efforts focus on vital issues, including improved access to chiropractic services for patients, inclusion of chiropractic in national health care reform and chiropractic participation in the National Health Service Corps.
Issues and Updates
Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act: H.R. 539 / S. 106
Chiropractic: A Cost-Effective Option for Medicare Patients
Provider Nondiscrimination and Section 2706(a) of the Public Health Act
ACA advocates on behalf of the chiropractic profession for fair coding and documentation policies. Read recent correspondence to insurers and regulators here.
H.R. 539 / S. 106, live in the U.S. Senate and House right now, would provide chiropractic coverage in Medicare for millions of America’s seniors. Patients will benefit when chiropractic physicians can practice to the fullest extent of their state licensure.
The bill adds no new services to Medicare. It simply allows patients to see a DC for services already covered and included in their state license.
The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging convened a hearing on Feb. 11 titled, “The Doctor Is Out: How Washington’s...
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) advocates for the chiropractic profession not only in the halls of Congress, but also at...
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya testified on Feb. 3 before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions...
ACA-PAC is the voice of chiropractic in the political arena. The goal of the committee is to support the election of pro-chiropractic incumbents and candidates to the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives through grassroots activities, communications and direct financial contributions. The work of ACA-PAC is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from ACA members.
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Doctors of Chiropractic are educated by accredited institutions to serve as primary care physicians. As such, ACA asserts the ability of all duly licensed doctors of chiropractic to practice to the full extent of their education. Chiropractic scope of practice should comprehensively reflect contemporary chiropractic education, and be further informed by an evolving evidence base, commonly accepted professional standards of practice, and societal needs. ACA also asserts that doctors of chiropractic should be fully integrated within healthcare systems, and compensated on par with other physicians performing the same or similar services.
Ratified by the ACA House of Delegates: 2019