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...
ACA Association News
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...
From Beverly Hills to the VA: Dr. Valerie Johnson, 2026 Humanitarian of the Year
The American Chiropractic Association's 2026 Humanitarian of the Year Valerie Johnson, DC, DABCI, DACBN, retired in 2025 after a trailblazing 20-year career in the Veterans Administration (VA) health care system. Her colleagues have praised the exceptional, empathetic, and patient-centered care...
President’s Message: Gratitude for ACA Members, Volunteers and Our Progress
As we reflect on the past year, I'd like to share some updates with you and offer my sincere thanks for all the volunteer work and member support ACA has benefited from during 2025. I’ll start by updating you on...
Let’s ‘Get Started’ and Wrap Up NCHM 2025
With the theme, “Get Started with Chiropractic,” National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) 2025 gave members of the profession nationwide the opportunity to raise awareness of the benefits of chiropractic and how taking a non-drug approach to pain initially may help...
National Chiropractic Health Month: ‘Get Started’ with Promotional Text, Toolkit
National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) starts today, Oct. 1., with the theme "Get Started with Chiropractic." Get engaged by sharing the following promotional text in your personal and clinic communications. Remember to visit the NCHM 2025 campaign toolkit at acatoday.org/NCHM...
Members Making News
American Chiropractic Association (ACA) members are making news as they lead the chiropractic profession in the most constructive and far-reaching ways, elevating the health and wellness of their communities. Dr. Andrea Albertson was co-author on a letter published by the...
ACA Chief Executive Reflects on Organizational Change, Progress
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) announced this week that ACA Executive Vice President Karen Silberman, CAE, renewed her contract and would continue in her position with the new title of chief executive officer. Silberman has been ACA’s top executive for...
Members Making News
American Chiropractic Association (ACA) members are making news as they lead the chiropractic profession in the most constructive and far-reaching ways, elevating the health and wellness of their communities. Ryan Burdick, DC, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Michele Maiers, DC, MPH,...
