ACA’s Choosing Wisely recommendations are consistent with X-ray guidance in today’s classroom and trusted texts. William* came to my office because he had hip and low back pain that had recently made even walking through the house an arduous task....
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Choosing Wisely: Separating Facts from Fears
It has been just over a year since many in the chiropractic profession first learned that the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) joined more than 80 medical specialty society partners to participate in an initiative that is sponsored by the American...
Summer Shaping Up to Be Time of Change in Health Policy
Proposal, Final Rule and Other Initiatives Aim to Reshape Medicare and Affordable Care Act Summer is often a time in Washington where the business of government seems to slow down as everyone starts to look forward to the August recess...
New Rule on AHPs Could Lead to a ‘Race to the Bottom’ Market for Health Plans
On June 19, the U.S. Department of Labor released a long-awaited final rule expanding the availability of alternative insurance plans that do not need to meet the 2010 Affordable Care Act’s benefit requirements. The rule was handed down despite deep...
Social Security: Understand Your Options, Plan Properly to Access Benefits
Social Security was enacted in 1935. The program is officially known as the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance program (OASDI). After earning 40 quarters, an individual at retirement age is eligible to begin collecting a benefit. Quarters earned never...
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...
Cooking Techniques and Financial Management
Whether baking a cake or preparing unique dishes, both require the necessary and assorted ingredients: time, expertise, finesse and the ability to tweak the recipe to obtain the desired results. Guess what? Portfolio construction and financial management may not be...
Taxes, Football and Conflicting Rules
When you play in a sport and follow the rules there is an expectation of a fair game with a winner and loser. If you watched the recent Super Bowl you may have seen two touchdowns by the Philadelphia Eagles...
Blues Plans Issuing Denials for Certain Modifiers
ACA has recently heard from members in a few states that some Blue Cross Blue Shield plans are automatically denying claims that contain the -25 and -59 modifiers. The states we have heard from to date include Illinois, Oklahoma and...
ACA Convenes Stakeholder Forum to Address Opioid Crisis, Collaboration
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) hosted a historic Stakeholder Collaborative Forum on Jan. 26 at Northwestern Health Sciences University to delve deeper into the current market need for chiropractors in combating the opioid crisis as well as issues related to...
