In 2009-2010, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) was heavily involved in procuring a provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that would end the blatant discrimination doctors of chiropractic and other providers encountered from insurance companies and...
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Engage 2021: Mechanics and Management of Acute Recurrent Low Back Pain
Q&A with Program Presenter Dr. Linda Wheatland Smith Linda Wheatland Smith, DC, is the owner of Hands on Health, an integrated practice including acupuncture, massage therapy, chiropractic care, and rehabilitation. She will present "Mechanics and Management of Acute Recurrent Low...
Engage 2021: Using Data to Drive ALL Aspects of a Chiropractic Practice
Q&A with Program Presenter Dr. Lee Matthis Lee R. Matthis, DC, vice president of clinic development and professional outreach with Tuck Chiropractic Clinic, which operates multiple locations across Virginia, will present "Using Data to Drive ALL Aspects of a Chiropractic...
NCHM 2020: Active, Adaptive…and Pretty Amazing
Texas Chiropractors Lead the Way to a New NCHM Proclamation Record: 51! In planning this year’s National Chiropractic Health Month observance, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) wanted to provide the chiropractic profession with a way to connect with patients and...
USBJI Raising Profile of Musculoskeletal Health Through Research, Programs
Applications Being Accepted for Young Investigator Initiative Through Jan. 15, 2021 By John M. Ventura, DC The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (www.usbji.org) is an “organization of organizations” whose mission is to “raise the priority of musculoskeletal (MSK) health...
Feds Simplify Forgiveness Process on Small PPP Loans
Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a simplified forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under $50,000. The simplified form cuts the application’s size down from five pages to two and removes most of the questions...
CMS Finalizes Price Transparency Rule; ACA Looks to Rein in Insurance Inequities
On Thursday, Oct. 29, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled final policies aimed at increasing price transparency in the healthcare system. The new rule will require health insurers to provide patients with complete pricing information prior to...
Trending in the Media and at Home: Musculoskeletal Pain
In April, about a month after COVID-19 stay-at-home guidance went into effect in many places across the United States, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) worked with the Wall Street Journal on an article about musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries. At the time, millions of adults...
VA Chiropractic Resident: My Month with Neurosurgery
Morgan Price, DC When I woke up the morning of March 16, 2020, to an email matching me with my residency program, I could not even begin to understand how different of an experience it would be from anything I...
Telehealth: What I’ve Learned in 7 Months as a Virtual Doctor
By Daniel Bockmann, DC We are living through historic times right now; however, every disaster is an opportunity for us to become better doctors by adapting and improving our efficiency at delivering high-quality care. Over the past seven months, I’ve...
