August recess provides opportunity for DCs to meet, talk to representatives about H.R. 3654 By John Falardeau Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are slated to head home to their districts and states on July 26. The...
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ACA Staff and Consultants Lay Groundwork for New Medicare Parity Bill
By John Falardeau ACA continues its work to re-introduce a bill that would increase access to chiropractic services for Medicare beneficiaries. A similar bill introduced in 2018 is being used as a starting point for a 2019 bill and was...
ACA Announces Legislative Priorities for 116th Congress
By John Falardeau With the new year and the first session of the 116th Congress underway, the American Chiropractic Association is ready to tackle a number of important legislative issues on behalf of ACA members, patients and the chiropractic profession. Here...
Affordable Care Act Struck Down in Federal Court: What’s Next
Late last Friday evening, a Texas federal judge struck down the entire Affordable Care Act. It wasn’t long after that the California attorney general's office said California and other defendant states would challenge the ruling with an appeal in the...
Post Election Report 2018
"Election Night Defied a Single Takeaway" "People like to understand things. It’s an earnest and charming quality of the human race. We like to flip to the back of the book to look at the answers. We like it when...
HHS Issues Plan Allowing States More Flexibility in Dealing with Affordable Care Act Rules
Chiropractic state associations urged to be watchful as states can now skirt legislatures. By John Falardeau Late last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a guidance document significantly changing the way the department will handle...
House-Senate Opioid Bill Contains Provisions Related to Chiropractic
The president is expected to sign the massive legislation. As the second session of the 115th Congress nears the election, members of the House of Representatives and the Senate recently agreed on a comprehensive legislative package to help end the...
Summer Shaping Up to Be Time of Change in Health Policy
Proposal, Final Rule and Other Initiatives Aim to Reshape Medicare and Affordable Care Act Summer is often a time in Washington where the business of government seems to slow down as everyone starts to look forward to the August recess...
New Rule on AHPs Could Lead to a ‘Race to the Bottom’ Market for Health Plans
On June 19, the U.S. Department of Labor released a long-awaited final rule expanding the availability of alternative insurance plans that do not need to meet the 2010 Affordable Care Act’s benefit requirements. The rule was handed down despite deep...
Federal Change to Essential Health Benefits Rule Creates More Challenges for States
Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule regarding health insurance provisions related to the 2010 Affordable Care Act (Act). Among the myriad of provisions contained in the rule were several that could...
