Have you signed the American Chiropractic Association's (ACA) National Medicare Equality Petition yet? As of press time, the association continues to collect signatures from doctors of chiropractic, their patients and chiropractic supporters for the petition, which the ACA says is intended to "raise awareness of how the current Medicare system [which currently serves more than 55 million individuals] shortchanges seniors who want and need the essential services provided by DCs to stay healthy, pain free and mobile."
Visit www.acatoday.org/equality to sign the petition, which ultimately will be sent to the White House and members of Congress. The goal of the petition is to spur legislative action that will define doctors of chiropractic as "physicians" under Section 1861 of the Social Security Act, enabling an individual DC to provide any existing Medicare-covered service that falls within their state scope of practice.
"It's high time we correct this biased statute," said ACA Interim Executive Vice President, Rick Miller. "It's bad for the doctors; it's bad for the patients; it needs to change, and it needs to change now."
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?
