Arlington, Va. -- The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is amplifying its efforts to increase congressional support for Medicare parity legislation with the hiring of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, an international lobby and law firm with deep experience in the...
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ACA’s Virtual Advocacy Day Boosts Support for Medicare Equality Bill
A virtual force of advocates landed on Capitol Hill May 6 for ACA’s Advocacy Day. About 350 doctors of chiropractic and students—armed with data as well as stories of patients who have benefitted from chiropractic care—entered the halls of Congress...
House Reintroduces Bill to Modernize Medicare’s Chiropractic Coverage
Arlington, VA – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is pleased to announce that bipartisan legislation to modernize Medicare coverage of chiropractic services was reintroduced April 19 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act (H.R. 2654),...
ACA, Coalition Take Action to Stop Medicare Physician Fee Cuts in 2021
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA), along with a coalition of more than 45 specialty provider groups, has taken decisive action in recent weeks to oppose proposed reductions in Medicare reimbursement for chiropractic and other specialties slated to...
Chiropractors on Capitol Hill Push for Improved Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries
Arlington, Va. – More than 700 chiropractors and chiropractic students from across the nation gathered in Washington, D.C. today to urge Congress to support H.R. 3654, legislation that would give Medicare beneficiaries improved coverage of non-drug services for pain relief,...
Bill Introduced to Modernize Medicare Coverage of Chiropractic Services
Arlington, Va. – A bill that would update Medicare by increasing its coverage of services provided by doctors of chiropractic within the full extent of their licensure was introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation, H.R. 3654,...
House Introduces Bill to Expand Medicare Coverage of Chiropractic Services
Arlington, VA -- Legislation championed by the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) to expand Medicare coverage of services provided by chiropractors within the scope of their license has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, H.R. 7157, introduced...
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...
Latest OIG Report: A Spark to Reignite Our Pursuit of Medicare Parity
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) received news recently that the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) discovered inappropriate Medicare payments to chiropractors between 2013-2016 caused by a delay on the part of CMS to implement claims processing edits that...
Despite Obstacles NCLC 2018’s Advocates Boost Chiropractic on Capitol Hill
Regular attendees of ACA’s National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC) have learned to expect nature to play a supporting role during this action-packed event, and this year did not disappoint. With wind storms topping out at more than 70 mph, and...
