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...
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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...
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...
House-Senate Opioid Bill Contains Provisions Related to Chiropractic
The president is expected to sign the massive legislation. As the second session of the 115th Congress nears the election, members of the House of Representatives and the Senate recently agreed on a comprehensive legislative package to help end the...
ACA Convenes Stakeholder Forum to Address Opioid Crisis, Collaboration
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) hosted a historic Stakeholder Collaborative Forum on Jan. 26 at Northwestern Health Sciences University to delve deeper into the current market need for chiropractors in combating the opioid crisis as well as issues related to...
American Chiropractic Association Lauds Opioid Legislation; Recommends Increased Access to Non-Drug Therapies
Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) applauds the recent passage of several bills by Congress as a major first step in combating the nation's opioid epidemic. An important next step, according to the association, is expanding access to...
Chiropractic Physicians Applaud CDC Guideline on Opioid Prescribing; Encourage Conservative Options First for Pain
Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) applauds the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for working to stem the nation's opioid overuse epidemic with its newly issued Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. ACA encourages patients...
