*Member-Exclusive Content* A bill combining the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) seven community care programs easily cleared the Senate May 23 with a vote of 92-5. Included among the programs is the Veterans Choice Program, which allows veterans to seek...
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An Open Letter to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
On May 9, I had the honor of participating in a workshop at the 2018 International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health in Baltimore with former and current senior staff at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)--formerly...
ACA and Diversity: Inclusion Through Action
At the 2018 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC), the newly formed ACA Commission on Diversity presented its first report to attendees at the House of Delegates meeting. The commission is a task force whose function is to “help ACA achieve...
When Opportunity Knocks: 13 Things Chiropractors Would Have Done Differently in School
Just over one year removed from graduation, I feel like I am a competent practitioner. But being simply competent isn’t enough--being the best that I can be is my goal. Thinking back, I realize there were a handful of things...
ACA Mourns the Passing of Dr. Andrew Slavik
Former ACA staff person Andrew Slavik, DC, passed away on April 22, 2018, in Olathe, Kansas. Dr. Slavik joined the ACA insurance relations department in 2008, contributing to important projects such as the Health Care Reform Task Force. While on...
Lulled Into a False Sense of Security
Finding and Communicating Effectively with Financial Advisors Less than 50 percent of the U.S. population consult and hire a financial consultant. There is a myriad of answers for why this may be. Those who do work with a financial professional...
Research Review: Chiropractic Care and Sensorimotor Function Associated with Falls
Study Title: Effectiveness of chiropractic care to improve sensorimotor function associated with falls risk in older people: A randomized controlled trial Authors: Holt KR, Haavik H, Lee ACL, et al. Publication Information: Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2016; 39(4):...
What I Wish My Commencement Speaker Had Told Me 30 Years Ago
Recently I was invited to give the commencement address at my alma mater, Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU). I would like to share that commencement address with you in this blog post, in honor of the NWHSU spring graduating class...
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...
United States Bone and Joint Initiative: Programs Designed to Advance Knowledge, Improve Care
*Member-Exclusive Content* The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) developed in 2011 as a continuation of the work of the United States Bone and Joint Decade, which began in 2002. The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) was an original founding...
