Opioid-related lawsuits are expected to generate more than $50 billion nationwide in settlement funds for states and localities to remediate the catastrophic consequences of the opioid crisis. Recently, RAND Corporation published a set of recommendations outlining how a portion of...
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For Non-prescribers: Understanding Chronic Pain Prescribing Practices
Chiropractic integration into hospitals and other collaborative interdisciplinary environments remains aspirational for many recent graduates and seasoned providers alike; as the years have gone on, it has also become more commonplace [1]. Even for those chiropractors who don’t work directly...
National Chiropractic Health Month to Raise Awareness of Non-drug Pain Relief
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and doctors of chiropractic nationwide will celebrate National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) this October with the theme “Relieve, Restore, Resume.” The campaign will raise awareness of the prevalence and impact of chronic...
Your National Chiropractic Health Month Quick-Start Guide
We are just days away from the start of National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) 2023 on Oct. 1. Take a moment to tour this year’s NCHM toolkit and determine how you, your practice, your organization or your business will participate....
Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act Gains 100th Cosponsor
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...
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...
2022 Opioid Prescribing Guideline Acknowledges Value and Barriers to Non-drug Treatments for Pain
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week released its 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain. CDC offers clinicians 12 recommendations for treating acute, subacute and chronic pain, providing specific guidance for the use...
Celebrating a Successful NCHM: Chiropractic is ‘On the Frontline for Pain’ Year Round
Throughout October, doctors of chiropractic nationwide joined ACA in celebrating National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) 2022 with the theme “Chiropractic: On the Frontline for Pain.” This theme brought attention to research and growing support in the healthcare community for non-drug...
Your National Chiropractic Health Month Quick-Start Guide
October is almost here, which means National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) is right around the corner! This year’s theme, “Chiropractic: On the Frontline for Pain,” brings attention to research and the growing support in the health care community for non-drug...
Put Chiropractic ‘On the Frontline’ with an NCHM Proclamation in Your State, Community
There are about eight weeks left until National Chiropractic Health Month 2022 kicks off on Oct. 1. If you have not done so already, now is the time for you or your state association to start working on an NCHM...
