Dr. Meeker's leadership positions and commitment to the chiropractic section of the American Public Health Association have earned him the "Distinguished Service" award.
William Meeker, DC, MPH, director of the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, and the principal investigator for the Consortial Center for Chiropractic Research, has received the "Distinguished Service" award from the chiropractic section of the American Public Health Association (APHA).
Chiropractic is the newest section within the APHA. Rand Baird, DC, chairman of the APHA's awards committee for the chiropractic section, praised Dr. Meeker for his leadership in the APHA, noting his efforts as an officer, committee member and chairman.
Alignis, Inc., has announced an agreement with Humana to provide chiropractic services to its Georgia-based commercial members. This agreement covers more than 95,000 Humana members statewide. Alignis will provide Humana health plan members with statewide access to Alignis' network of 250 chiropractors.
"Humana is committed to giving our members the health care options they need," said Karen Hornsby, executive director of Humana's Georgia operations. "The addition of the Alignis network greatly expands our members' choices in chiropractic care."
"We are very pleased to be able to provide quality chiropractic care to Humana members," added Daniel Hollis, president and CEO of Alignis. "Partnering with an innovative service-oriented organization such as Humana provides us with a significant opportunity to improve patient outcomes in a cost-effective manner."
Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Humana is one of the nation's largest publicly-traded managed care health-care companies, with approximately 6.2 million members, located primarily in 16 states and Puerto Rico. Alignis is a privately held specialty managed care company that focuses on organizing and managing musculoskeletal providers. The company currently manages a network of chiropractors, acupuncturists, massage therapists and physical therapists in nine states.
When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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