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.
Election of CCE Officers
On Jan. 22, the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) elected new officers for the 1994-96 term.
Elected to the CCE Executive Committee are:
President: Carl Cleveland III, DC
Vice President: William Dallas, DC
Sec./Treasurer: John Allenburg, DC
Chairman of Commission on Accreditation: Marino Passero, DC
Immediate Past President: James Winterstein, DC
Officers of the CCE's Commission on Accreditation were elected Jan. 18-20, at the annual meeting in Atlanta.
Chairman: Marino Passero, DC
Vice Chairman: John Hemauer, DC
Secretary: Meredith Gonyea, PhD
Elected to the CCE Board of Directors and its Commission on Accreditation for three year terms:
Meredith Bakke, DC, appointed by Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards
John Pecchia, DC, appointed by CCE institutional presidents
John Hemauer, DC, reappointed to a third term to the Commission by the ACA
The remainder of the board of the CCE Commission on Accreditation is composed of:
John Hofmann, DC
Peter Ferguson, DC
Thurston Manning, DC
Charles Sawyer, DC
The CCE, which was incorporated in 1971, continues to set the educational standards for 14 colleges that serve 11,730 students. The CCE board is comprised of 23 voting members, 14 from member institutions and nine from its Commission on Accreditation. CCE offices are located in Des Moines, Iowa.
The CCE is sponsored and financed by the its member colleges, ACA, ICA, and the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards. The CCE budget approved for 1994-5 is $1,019,764.