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...
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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...
Answers to Your Questions About TriWest Contracting Process
Following the April 13 announcement regarding meetings between the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and TriWest leadership and the resulting VA contract-enrollment changes, we have received several questions and heard from concerned members and state associations about how the contracting process...
Bridging Disciplines: Chiropractic Care in Animal Health
ACA board member Michael Welker, DC, is a dedicated healthcare practitioner in his community of Butte, Mont. In addition to caring for patients in his integrative practice, Dr. Welker is an advocate for animal chiropractic and has built a career...
Virtual Education Summit: Do You Have the Right Mindset?
ACA’s Virtual Education Summit, "From Evidence to Practice: Advancing Chiropractic Care," on May 2 is a one-day live online event designed for doctors of chiropractic, chiropractic students, faculty, and healthcare professionals. This engaging program will bring together expert speakers to...
Celebrate National Public Health Week with APHA’s Chiropractic Section
National Public Health Week (NPHW), observed April 6-12 this year, is led annually by the American Public Health Association (APHA) to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight the issues that shape the health of our communities. It serves...
Quest for Knowledge: Dr. Ronald J. Farabaugh, Chiropractor of the Year
Ronald J. Farabaugh, DC, a champion of integration and research, was honored earlier this year with ACA’s Chiropractor of the Year Award, recognizing his exceptional service, achievement, and leadership within the chiropractic profession. Over the course of his career, Dr....
