Comments submitted to agency encourage the use of conservative treatment options for chronic pain Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA), in recent comments submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the draft Guideline for...
ACA News Releases
Senate Passes Bill to Expand Chiropractic Services at Major VA Medical Centers
Arlington, Va. - The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that will improve the delivery of benefits to America's veterans, bringing them one step closer to gaining further access to the essential services provided by doctors of chiropractic (DCs) at major...
Legislation Would Include Chiropractic Physicians in U.S. Public Health Service
Arlington, Va. – A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would improve the quality of America’s health care infrastructure by further integrating doctors of chiropractic (DCs) through the nation’s official delivery and research networks. H.R. 3851, introduced by...
National Congress of American Indians Supports Inclusion of Chiropractic Physicians in the Indian Health Service
Arlington, Va. – The National Congress of American Indians of the United States (NCAI), the nation’s largest and oldest native advocacy organization, recently passed a resolution supporting the inclusion of doctors of chiropractic (DCs) in the Indian Health Service (IHS)...
National Campaign Launched for Medicare Equality: ACA Seeks Full Physician Status in Program
Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has launched a national grassroots effort to eliminate a blatantly anti-competitive provision of Medicare law that arbitrarily limits reimbursement for medically necessary services delivered by doctors of chiropractic (DCs). The statutory change...
Federal Report Outlines Chiropractic Medicare Documentation Deficiencies
Arlington, Va. – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report on Medicare documentation by doctors of chiropractic (DCs) that put a spotlight on an all-too-familiar issue: that a...
American Chiropractic Association to Host Twitter Chat on Prescription Painkiller Epidemic
#PainFreeNation scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. ET Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is hosting its first Twitter chat focused on addressing the overuse and abuse of opioid painkillers in the United States on Tuesday,...
New Report Finds Majority of U.S. Adults Likely to Visit a Chiropractic Physician
First-ever nationally representative survey finds chiropractic use higher than previous estimates. Arlington, Va. - According to a new Gallup-Palmer report that tested public assumptions about chiropractic care, 57 percent of U.S. adults are likely to visit a doctor of chiropractic...
Standard Process Inc. Sponsors National Chiropractic Health Month 2015
Longtime Champion of Chiropractic Continues Support of ACA's Annual Public Awareness Campaign Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) announced today that Standard Process Inc. will help to raise public awareness of the benefits of chiropractic services by sponsoring...
ACA Efforts Result in Federal Agency’s Clarification of PPACA Language on Access to Non-MD/DO Providers
New FAQs replace previous document containing objectionable language inconsistent with the statute and congressional intent. Arlington, Va. - At the urging of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has clarified a section of...
