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.
Oops! We Goofed
In the April 9, 2005 issue, we reported that the Palmer Chiropractic University System's Board of Trustees, at its annual meeting in February 2005, had officially named Drs. Donald Kern and Peter Martin as president of Palmer College of Chiropractic and Palmer College of Chiropractic West, respectively. The presidential appointments were made during the board's Feb. 4-5 meeting in San Diego, Calif.
The article, "Palmer, Palmer West Presidents: Interim No More," featured a profile of each new president. However, we erroneously reversed the photo included with each gentleman's profile - the photo of Dr. Kern accompanied Dr. Martin's biography, and vice-versa.
The staff of Dynamic Chiropractic apologizes for this error and any confusion/inconvenience it may have caused our readership or Drs. Kern and Martin.