Hawaii is like many areas of the U.S. facing a shortage of healthcare workers; however, its status as an island 2,400 miles off the coast of the mainland does pose unique challenges. To attract more chiropractors, Gov. Josh Green recently...
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Oregon Forges Ahead with Provider Reimbursement Parity Law
Section 2706(a) of the Public Health Service Act establishes federal non-discrimination protections for providers acting within the scope of their licensure in terms of participation and reimbursement under health insurance and group health plans, specifically group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual...
Medicare Bill Fostering Greater Unity of Purpose in the Chiropractic Profession
ACA members who have worked long and hard to build bipartisan support in Congress for the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act (H.R. 539/S. 106) can feel proud of the progress the bill has made to date. The cosponsor count continues...
Get Started on Your NCHM 2026 Proclamation
While October and National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) are still months away, now is a prime time to get started on your NCHM 2026 proclamation. A sample proclamation is now posted online, along with step-by-step instructions on how to contact...
Congressional Recess Kicks Off Constituent Outreach Sessions
August Recess Provides Opportunity for DCs to Meet, Talk to Representatives on H.R. 539, Senators on S. 106 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives will start their summer break early, on July 24, and the Senate is slated to head home to their states starting Aug. 7. The start...
ACA Coding Guidance Developed Through Collaboration with AMA
Through the efforts of its Health Policy and Advocacy Committee, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has updated many of its coding and documentation guidance resources in recent years with review and approval from the American Medical Association (AMA). That’s important...
House Subcommittee Examines Policies to Lower Healthcare Costs, Increase Transparency
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing June 10 entitled “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to Increase Health Care Transparency.” While the committee overall agreed that healthcare costs are too high and underscored...
Why We Advocate: Medicare
The Facts are clear: Existing policy as it relates to the availability of chiropractic services in Medicare is arbitrarily restrictive, anti-competitive, and works against the interests of beneficiaries. ACA will not rest until Congress takes decisive action to correct this...
Senate HELP Committee Chair Highlights Opioid Epidemic, Substance Abuse at Hearing
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a field hearing on May 6 in Louisiana to discuss healthcare services for people with substance use disorder, including addiction to opioids. Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) was the lone senator...
ACA Focus on Education Leads to Lower Medicare Documentation Error Rates
For the last several years, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has taken great strides in helping chiropractors improve Medicare documentation by providing resources aimed at bringing down error rates that could lead to improper payments. According to government records, these...
