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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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 and Fall Prevention: What We Know
Wren Burton, DC, is completing a research fellowship at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, based at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She is concurrently pursuing a Master of Public Health degree at Harvard T.H....
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...
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),...
Research Review: Exercise Interventions for Cognitive Function in Adults Older than 50
By Ceara Higgins, DC, for RRS Education Study Title: “Exercise interventions for cognitive function in adults older than 50: a systematic review with meta-analysis” Authors: Northey JM, Cherbuin N, Pumpa KL, et al. Publication Information: British Journal of Sports Medicine...
Social Security: Understand Your Options, Plan Properly to Access Benefits
Social Security was enacted in 1935. The program is officially known as the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance program (OASDI). After earning 40 quarters, an individual at retirement age is eligible to begin collecting a benefit. Quarters earned never...
Research Review: Chiropractic Care and Sensorimotor Function Associated with Falls
Study Title: Effectiveness of chiropractic care to improve sensorimotor function associated with falls risk in older people: A randomized controlled trial Authors: Holt KR, Haavik H, Lee ACL, et al. Publication Information: Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2016; 39(4):...