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Doctor of chiropractic Named to NIH Advisory Council

Northwestern Health Sciences University graduate Roni Evans, DC, PhD, MS, is one of five new members of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health, the primary advisory body for the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), which operates under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health. The NCCIH is the lead federal research agency for complementary integrative health, according to the NIH.

Major Donation by Foot Levelers

Foot Levelers' ongoing financial support of the profession continues with a substantial $100,000 donation to Women Chiropractors, a nonprofit organization designed to motivate and empower women within the chiropractic profession. To learn more about Women Chiropractors, visit www.womenchiropractors.org and read Don Petersen Jr.'s article in our January 2019 issue.

In Remembrance: Nancy Singleton

Nancy Singleton, a 1989 graduate of the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic assistant program who operated a busy practice and nutrition business with her husband, Dr. Todd Singleton, has passed away following a battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, whom she married in 1983, and four children. Learn more and share condolences at www.jenkins-soffe.com.

April 2019
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Corporate Medicine’s Attack on Chiropractic
Corporate Medicine’s Attack on Chiropractic

The chiropractic profession is under a sophisticated and relentless assault from corporate medicine, so strategically executed that most don’t even recognize it happening. The campaign is powerful, calculated, and well-funded, demonstrated by its covert tactics and the millions being invested to carry it out. Corporate medicine's endgame wants only two things from chiropractic: all our patients and all our money – and it is getting it.

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Mark Studin, DC, FPSC, FASBE(C), DAAPM
Chronic / Acute Conditions
Chiropractic Management of a Recalled Cervical Disc Implant
Chiropractic Management of a Recalled Cervical Disc Implant

Over the past two decades, more than 18 million spinal surgeries have been performed in the United States, and cervical disc replacements represent a fair share of those. Device recalls due to design flaws can place patients in difficult clinical situations, especially those who are symptomatic and reluctant to undergo revision surgery. This case highlights the role of chiropractors in managing complex postsurgical patients, particularly those with recalled spinal implants. 

Ronald Feise, DC
Billing / Fees / Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Removing Prior Authorization for Chiropractic
UnitedHealthcare Removing Prior Authorization for Chiropractic

UnitedHealth Group, parent company of UnitedHealthcare, has announced sweeping changes to its prior-authorization (PA) requirements that will eliminate the requirement for chiropractic care and numerous other healthcare services by the end of 2026. Doctors of chiropractic, other providers and patients have long lamented prior authorization requirements because they can delay needed treatment, limit access and even cause some patients not to pursue care.

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