Arlington, Va. – The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 1610, has reached 100 cosponsors, a milestone achieved in just five months after the bill was reintroduced in Congress. Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) is...
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August Congressional Recess Kicks Off Constituent Outreach Sessions: Starter Guide
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are slated to head home to their districts and states starting July 29. The start of the traditional summer recess comes after, what both parties will tell you, was a tumultuous...
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....
House, Senate Reintroduce Bill to Increase Medicare Coverage of Chiropractic Services
Arlington, VA – Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate today reintroduced legislation to increase access to Medicare-covered services provided by doctors of chiropractic. The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act (H.R. 1610 / S. 799) would bring...
Engage 2023 Provides Great Momentum for Medicare Bill Passage
The recently concluded Engage meeting in Washington provided the backdrop for chiropractic’s day on Capitol Hill, with more than 225 congressional meetings taking place in both the House and the Senate. All the meetings focused one priority: Promoting support for...
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...
