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...
ACA Policy and Advocacy
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...
Senate Hearing Highlights Physician Administrative Burdens, Access to Providers
The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging convened a hearing on Feb. 11 titled, “The Doctor Is Out: How Washington’s Rules Drove Physicians Out of Medicine.” The hearing examined how federal regulations, administrative burden, and payment policies are contributing to...
Evidence-based Advocacy: Advancing Chiropractic Through Coding and Documentation
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) advocates for the chiropractic profession not only in the halls of Congress, but also at the tables where regulatory and other issues relevant to chiropractic practice are discussed and decided. One of the most important...
NIH Director Shares Funding Priorities During Senate HELP Committee Hearing
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya testified on Feb. 3 before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee in a broad hearing focused on modernizing the agency. Bhattacharya pointed to the need for greater research funding...
Engaging with Elected Officials: How VoterVoice Actions and Stakeholders Shape Legislation
Legislators rely on stakeholder input to understand how proposed policies will affect their communities. Data and staff analysis are essential, but firsthand perspectives like yours can help lawmakers connect policy to the real world. Your expertise is grounded in lived,...
Congress Punts on Extending Affordable Care Act Credits, Pushes Further Action to January
Analytics tell college and pro football coaches these days that punts should not be the answer to every fourth down situation, but Congress has yet to buy into that theory. Leaving Washington for a two-week holiday break earlier this month,...
Developing Doctors Means Developing Leaders: A Call to Chiropractic Schools
In chiropractic education, clinical training is critical. Academic excellence is non-negotiable. But what’s often overlooked is this: professional leadership doesn’t start after graduation. It starts in school. Chiropractic students today aren’t just preparing for boards. Many are leading advocacy efforts,...
Fight Over Expiration of PPACA-Enhanced Premiums, Medicaid Cuts Key Factors in Government Shutdown
The federal government shut down after a deadlocked Congress failed to pass funding for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26), starting Oct. 1 at midnight. The House-passed continuing resolution funding the government until Nov. 21 was voted down in the Senate, 55-45....
