A Message from the ACA Board of Governors The death of George Floyd is inexcusable. At the same time our country struggles to heal from the primary and secondary effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the events surrounding Mr. Floyd’s death...
ACA Policy and Advocacy
ACA and Coalitions: A Winning Combination
By Meghan O’Brien Representing the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) to Congress and the federal agencies, while rewarding and fun, is also a big job. One of the things I enjoy about working in federal government relations is navigating the interplay...
Questions About the Medicare Economic Stimulus and Other Thoughts
By John Falardeau Recently, Medicare providers, including chiropractors, who filed claims in 2019 discovered that funds were distributed automatically to their checking accounts. These are payments, not loans, to healthcare providers and will not need to be repaid. Since the...
Top 10 ACA Blog Posts of 2019
Our review of the top 10 blog posts on ACA Blogs in 2019 provides plenty of evidence that readers are most interested in topics that will help them better care for their patients as well as information on new developments in health...
Opioids: ACA Is a Trusted Resource in Advocacy Circles for Information on Non-drug Approaches
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has long been a partner in the fight against opioid misuse by promoting and encouraging the utilization of safe, effective and proven non-drug approaches to pain management, such as chiropractic care. In 2016, the ACA...
Congressional Recess Starts, Kicking Off Constituent Outreach Sessions
August recess provides opportunity for DCs to meet, talk to representatives about H.R. 3654 By John Falardeau Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are slated to head home to their districts and states on July 26. The...
Support H.R. 3654 and Medicare Parity for Chiropractors and Their Patients
By Robert C. Jones, DC, ACA President Forty-seven years is a long time to work toward anything. Yet that’s what the chiropractic profession has been doing since 1972, the year chiropractic services were first included in the Medicare program. Back...
ACA Staff and Consultants Lay Groundwork for New Medicare Parity Bill
By John Falardeau ACA continues its work to re-introduce a bill that would increase access to chiropractic services for Medicare beneficiaries. A similar bill introduced in 2018 is being used as a starting point for a 2019 bill and was...
ACA Announces Legislative Priorities for 116th Congress
By John Falardeau With the new year and the first session of the 116th Congress underway, the American Chiropractic Association is ready to tackle a number of important legislative issues on behalf of ACA members, patients and the chiropractic profession. Here...
Affordable Care Act Struck Down in Federal Court: What’s Next
Late last Friday evening, a Texas federal judge struck down the entire Affordable Care Act. It wasn’t long after that the California attorney general's office said California and other defendant states would challenge the ruling with an appeal in the...
