Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and its members will encourage the public to move more – to “Move 4 Life” – during National Chiropractic Health Month 2018 (NCHM) this October. Movement is essential to overall health as...
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American Chiropractic Association Rallies Opposition to UHC Headache Policy
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA), supported by chiropractic organizations across the country, strongly opposes a new policy by UnitedHealthcare (UHC) that denies headache sufferers the option to treat their pain without drugs using spinal manipulative therapy (SMT)....
American Chiropractic Association Endorses Casper Wave Mattress
Arlington, Va.- The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has endorsed the Casper Wave mattress, designed and engineered by global sleep innovator Casper. Casper launched in 2014 and has since expanded to a full line of design-driven sleep offerings, all created in-house...
Steven C. Roberts Sr. Speaks at American Black Chiropractic Association Annual Meeting
Arlington, Va. -- St. Louis businessman Steven C. Roberts, Sr., JD, LLM, who is a member of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) Board of Governors, spoke on June 29 at the 37th annual American Black Chiropractic Association (ABCA) conference in...
ACA Adds Muscle to Medicare Parity Efforts with Hiring of Top Lobbying Firm
Arlington, Va. -- The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has hired the Capitol Hill Consulting Group (CHCG) to add extra strength to its efforts to pass federal legislation that would provide parity to chiropractors by allowing them to perform to the...
ACA Blogs Ask: The ACA President
A Conversation with Dr. N. Ray Tuck Last month, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) Board of Governors elected N. Ray Tuck, Jr., DC, of Blacksburg, Va., as the association’s new president. He assumes the helm after a period of major...
ACA Mourns the Passing of Dr. Andrew Slavik
Former ACA staff person Andrew Slavik, DC, passed away on April 22, 2018, in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Slavik joined the ACA insurance relations department in 2008, contributing to important projects such as the Health Care Reform Task Force. While on...
American Chiropractic Association Elects New President
Arlington, Va. -- The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has elected N. Ray Tuck, Jr., DC, of Blacksburg, Va., as its new president. During its meeting in Calgary, Canada, last week, the ACA Board of Governors (BOG) also elected Karen Konarski-Hart,...
Congress Passes Legislation Expanding Veteran Access to Nondrug Chiropractic Services
Arlington, Va. -- The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) announced today that Congress, with the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, has approved a plan to expand access to chiropractic’s nondrug approach to pain relief to veterans, many of...
American Chiropractic Association Responds to The Lancet’s Call to Action on Low Back Pain
Arlington, Va. -- American Chiropractic Association (ACA) Interim President N. Ray Tuck, Jr. released the following statement today in response to The Lancet’s new series of articles on low back pain, published yesterday, which includes a call to action for...