Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has joined with more than 100 other healthcare organizations to oppose a new policy by Cigna Healthcare that creates an undue administrative burden for providers when submitting evaluation and management (E/M) claims...
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Meet with Members of Congress to Discuss Medicare Bill: One Member’s Strategy
Your profession needs you now. We are in a critical moment, as we stand on the precipice of being able to pass The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act (H.R. 1610/S. 799). This law would allow you to practice to the...
Congressional Spring Recess Starts, Kicking Off Constituent Outreach Sessions
Spring Recess Provides Opportunity for DCs to Meet, Talk to Representatives, Senators about H.R. 1610 and S. 799 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are slated to head home to their districts and states starting April 1....
Engage 2023 Conference Daily: Thurs., Jan. 26
The Engage 2023 Conference Daily brings you information and announcements to help maximize your ACA Engage experience, along with highlights from the day’s events. For further assistance, contact [email protected]. Updates & Reminders Attention HOD Members: Room Change for Breakfast on...
Chiropractic Medicare Modernization Bill Surpasses 150 Cosponsors
The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act reached a milestone recently by surpassing 150 cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill (H.R. 2654), which has received strong bipartisan support since it was introduced in 2021 by Rep. Brian Higgins...
A Senate Bill Has Been Introduced… What Does That Mean?
On Thursday, April 7, just before a two-week congressional recess, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), joined by his colleagues Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), introduced S. 4042, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act, a bipartisan...
Bill Introduced in Senate to Provide Full Chiropractic Coverage in Medicare
Arlington, Va. – The U.S. Senate today introduced a bill, S. 4042, to modernize Medicare coverage and better meet the needs of today’s seniors by increasing access to services provided by doctors of chiropractic. An identical bipartisan-supported bill in the...
ACA Celebrates 100th Cosponsor on Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act
This week, Reps. Gregory Steube (R-Fla.), Brian Mast (R-Fla.) and Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) joined their colleagues in supporting H.R. 2654, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act, bringing the total number of cosponsors of the bill to 100. Introduced in April...
North Dakota Chiropractic Association Joins ACA State Affiliate Program
Arlington, Va.—The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) recently welcomed the North Dakota Chiropractic Association as its newest state affiliate. The ACA State Affiliate Program enables state chiropractic associations to collaborate more closely with ACA for the advancement of the chiropractic profession....
ACA Joins Voices Coalition to Increase Access to Non-opioid Pain Treatments
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has joined forces with Voices for Non-Opioid Choices (“Voices”), a nonpartisan coalition of more than 20 organizations committed to preventing opioid addiction before it starts by increasing patient access to non-opioid therapies...
