In a landmark development, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) has reached a $2.8 billion settlement to resolve antitrust claims brought by health care providers, including chiropractors. The lawsuit accused BCBS of dividing the nation into exclusive regions and limiting competition, which resulted in lower reimbursements for providers. Although BCBS denies any wrongdoing, the company agreed to the settlement to avoid lengthy litigation – and you can get a piece of the pie.
National Associations Open Discussion Forums on Chiroweb.com
For more than a year, chiroweb.com has provided its users with online discussion forums to express their opinions and share ideas about chiropractic.
Now, chiropractic's two largest associations, the American Chiropractic Association and the International Chiropractors Association, have joined chiroweb.com by offering their own discussion forums. By the time you read this, both the ACA and ICA will have had their discussion forums up and running on line for more than two weeks.
Users can access the ACA's discussion forum directly at
www.chiroweb.com/cgi-bin/forum/aca.cgi.
The address for the ICA's forum is
www.chiroweb.com/cgi-bin/forum/ica.cgi.
The complete list of chiroweb.com's discussion boards can be found at
www.chiroweb.com/chat/chirodiscuss.html.