Recipients were recognized at the 2015 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference, Feb. 25-28, in Washington, D.C. Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) announced its 2015 Annual Award recipients, who were honored during ACA's recent House of Delegates (HOD) meeting...
Ernie Halal
ACA Delegates Declare Medicare Parity a Top Priority
Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) House of Delegates (HOD) met last week in Washington, D.C. during the 2015 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC) and approved a resolution to make Medicare parity a top legislative and regulatory priority...
Chiropractic Profession Unites in Washington, D.C. to Advocate for Patients, Expanded Access
Arlington, Va. - Members of the chiropractic profession from across the nation gathered in Washington, D.C. and later met with congressional leaders to stress the importance of chiropractic's role in national health care and Medicare reform. The group convened as...
ACA Announces 2015 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference Schedule
Arlington, Va. —The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has announced the speaker lineup for the General Session of the 2015 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC), taking place Feb. 25-28 in Washington, D.C. NCLC is a unique opportunity for supporters of chiropractic...
Legislation Introduced in U.S. Congress to Further Integrate DCs in Military, VA Health Care Systems
Arlington, Va. – At the urging of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), two new bipartisan bills were introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to further incorporate doctors of chiropractic (DCs) in the nation’s military and Department of...
ACA Statement on NCCIH’s Comprehensive New Data on Americans’ Use of Complementary Health Approaches
Arlington, Va. - American Chiropractic Association (ACA) President Anthony Hamm, DC, FACO, has released the following statement on the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health's (NCCIH) new survey data on the use of complementary health approaches by U.S. adults...
ACA Seeks Chiropractic Eligibility for Student Loan Repayment Program
Arlington, Va. - At the urging of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) on Jan. 27 introduced H.R. 542, "The National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015," in the U.S. House of Representatives. If passed, the...
ACA Names Richard Miller as Acting Executive Vice President
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has appointed Richard (Rick) Miller, a long-time political consultant to ACA and the Association’s former vice president of government relations, to serve as acting executive vice president (EVP), replacing James Potter. “Rick...
Updated Clinical Practice Guideline Issued on Chiropractic Care for Low-Back Pain
Arlington, Va. - The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT), the official scientific journal of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), published an update to a previously issued evidence-based clinical practice guideline on chiropractic management of low-back pain (LBP). The...
ACA Releases New Resources to Assist Chiropractic Physicians With Proper Implementation of PQRS Reporting
Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has debuted new resources to assist doctors of chiropractic (DCs) with proper implementation of Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS). These materials will enable DCs to better understand payment adjustments and the new...
