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.
CCCLA Clinic Donates Food to the Homeless
Cleveland Chiropractic College of Los Angeles (CCCLA)'s clinic donated over 120 pounds of canned and dry foods to homeless and needy people this summer through Love Is Feeding Everyone (LIFE).
As part of a public service program created in June, the CCCLA clinic offers complimentary adjustments and physical therapy treatments every Friday afternoon to patients who donate a minimum of five dollars worth of food to the needy. LIFE members pick up the food and distribute it throughout California.
CCCLA Holds Summer 1992 Commencement Ceremony
On August 8th, CCCLA held its Summer 1992 commencement ceremony. Mr. Garret Cuneo, executive secretary of the California Chiropractic Association (CCA), delivered the commencement address and Dr. Carl S. Cleveland Jr. presided over the ceremony.
Dr. Rand Baird, a CCCLA board of trustees member and CCCLA alumni, delivered the welcome address. Dr. George A. Austin, director of Chiropractic Services and Extern Education at Doctors Hospital in Norwalk, California, as well as a CCCLA alumni, was honored for founding the program that allows CCCLA student interns to complete rotations at the hospital.
The graduates were:
Michael S. Adams
Gregory E. Cannon
Misty H. Dong
Mark J. Fujimura
Evan J. Gallas
Eric Harouni
Marjan Homayoun-Shakib
Theresa J. Hooper
Sheryl Schreibman Jones
William E. Kancilia
Kevin T. Knott
Mark A. Lauffer
Janet M. Lawrence
Mark Lockwood
Suzanne L. Lummer
Kevin J. Malone
Stephen M. Matthews
Rita M. Muradian
Dalia Omrani
Kenneth I. Paik
Daniel G. Parker
Rambod D. Poursalimi
Richard W. Rivera
Leonardo F. Romero
Jorge G. Sanchez
Donald J. Serio
Craig A. Shugart
Francine Fong Simpson
Catherine A. Smith
Chu-Arch Sombunthum
David R. Starkey
Toni I. Thomson
Serge Tihomirov
Patricia A. Wilkie
Curtis M. Yeakley