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...
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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...
ACA Updates Coding Guidance for Evaluation and Management on Same Day as CMT
Arlington, Va. — The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has updated its coding guidance for doctors of chiropractic when providing evaluation and management (E/M) services on the same date as chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT). ACA’s white paper on the topic, available...
E/M Services, Modifier 25 and Chiropractic: Binding Standards vs. Best Practices
In recent years, healthcare providers of many specialties have experienced substantial reimbursement challenges related to Modifier 25. From pre-payment audits to fee reductions when modifier 25 is used, third-party payers across the United States have recently embraced a wide variety...
ACA Opposes Provider, Patient Burdens from Cigna Modifier 25 Policy
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...
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...
