Fighting for Medicare Equality
The American Chiropractic Association has announced it has launched "a national grassroots effort to eliminate a blatantly anti-competitive provision of Medicare law that arbitrarily limits reimbursement for medically necessary services delivered by doctors of chiropractic." The ACA initiative is intended to generate grassroots patient support that would compel Congress to define doctors of chiropractic as physicians under Section 1861 of the Social Security Act for existing Medicare-covered services performed by DCs as part of their state-determined scope of practice.
The ACA is encouraging DCs and chiropractic patients to support the campaign by signing a "National Medicare Equality Petition" which will be sent to the White House and Congress. You can access this petition and forward it to your patients by clicking here.
"Studies have shown that essential services provided by chiropractic physicians can help aging Americans live healthier lives, yet every day our nation's seniors are being unjustly denied reimbursement for Medicare-covered services by chiropractic physicians that could improve their quality of life," commented ACA President Dr. Anthony Hamm in announcing the Medicare initiative.
Dr. Gery Hochanadel is the new vice president of academic affairs at Cleveland University – Kansas City as of Oct. 1. Dr. Hochanadel, the former provost of Parker University, has extensive experience in education administration and accreditation.
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
It is estimated that 61% of patients with CTS avoid taking surgical options due to postoperative complications and costly surgical procedures. Chiropractic care offers a comprehensive and effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, addressing the condition from multiple angles. Recent studies also have unveiled a game-changing adjunct to chiropractic treatments for CTS: nerve flossing.
Some doctors thrive in a personality-based clinic and have a loyal following no matter what services or equipment they offer, but for most chiropractic offices who are trying to grow and expand, new equipment purchases help us stay relevant and continue to service our client base in the best, most up-to-date manner possible. So, regarding equipment purchasing: should you lease, get a bank loan, or pay cash?
