Following the April 13 announcement regarding meetings between the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and TriWest leadership and the resulting VA contract-enrollment changes, we have received several questions and heard from concerned members and state associations about how the contracting process...
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VA Network Updates Contract Requirements for Chiropractors
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has been engaged with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and its third-party administrators, including TriWest Healthcare Alliance, to address concerns raised by doctors of chiropractic (DCs) regarding participation in the VA Community Care Network...
From Beverly Hills to the VA: Dr. Valerie Johnson, 2026 Humanitarian of the Year
The American Chiropractic Association's 2026 Humanitarian of the Year Valerie Johnson, DC, DABCI, DACBN, retired in 2025 after a trailblazing 20-year career in the Veterans Administration (VA) health care system. Her colleagues have praised the exceptional, empathetic, and patient-centered care...
Rehab and Conditioning for Older Adults
Having strong muscles, bones and joints can make a tremendous difference in a person’s quality of life as they age, enabling them to prevent falls and continue to engage in activities of daily living – enhancing their overall independence. Surprisingly,...
VA Community Care Network: What Practicing DCs Need to Know
Utilization of chiropractic care within the Veterans Administration (VA) healthcare system takes place at both “on-station” clinics and through a network of providers in the community. As the need for more community-based providers increases, “[t]his makes shared understanding of the...
Celebrating 20 years of VA Chiropractic
And Stephanie Halloran, DC, MS This October marks the 20-year anniversary of doctors of chiropractic within the Veterans (VA) Health Administration. What started as humble beginnings, with only 25 chiropractors, each at their own individual VA facility, has now grown...
An Alternative Path to Debt-Free: How a Chiropractic Residency Paves the Way to Student Loan Forgiveness
The alarm shrieked, tearing into slumber’s sweet serenity before the crimson sun even had a chance to dress itself in its golden robes. Adam jolted awake, his sight still in the custody of the night’s plaster. He awoke as if...
Chiropractor Recognized as Clinician of the Year at Fargo VA Health System
American Chiropractic Association (ACA) member Kevin Bjorlie, DC, of Fargo, N.D., recently received the Fargo VA Health Care System’s 2022 Clinician of the Year Award. After many years of working to integrate chiropractic care into the VA system, Dr. Bjorlie...
Dr. Morgan Price on Reaching Underserved Populations Through Integrative Care
Morgan Price, DC, is a staff chiropractor at the Veterans Administration’s (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System. She will participate in “Integrative Care for Underserved Populations: A Comparative Discussion,” which is one of several virtual education programs available at Engage...
A New Cohort Joins the VA Chiropractic Residency Program
A new cohort of residents has joined the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system’s Chiropractic Residency Program this year. Three chiropractors participating in the program – Vivian Ly, DC, Danielle Aslan, DC, and Dr. Jamie Zeman, DC – will...
