Legal Updates From the National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys

The National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys (NACA) is an association of attorneys who represent chiropractic associations, societies and colleges. Learn more at nacaattorneys.com. 

Previous Articles

ANJC Joins Lawsuit Over Healthcare Price Fixing
Jeff Randolph, Esq.
May 1, 2026 (Vol. 44, Issue 5)
Chiropractic Manipulation and Stroke: The Ice Cream Analogy
Jeff Randolph, Esq.
February 1, 2026 (Vol. 44, Issue 2)
A Groundbreaking Case for the Chiropractic Profession
Michael J. Schroeder, Esq.
January 1, 2026 (Vol. 44, Issue 1)
Medical Debt Collection Limitation Laws: A Nationwide Trend?
Jeff Randolph, Esq.
Michael Coates
October 1, 2025 (Vol. 43, Issue 10)
Legal Fundamentals of Health Care Advertising
Kari Hershey, Esq.
July 1, 2025 (Vol. 43, Issue 7)
N.J. Fraud / RICO Case Under Review; B.C. Registrant Status Change for DCs
NACA Members
May 1, 2025 (Vol. 43, Issue 5)
DCs Billing OMT Codes; Corporate Reporting Requirements
NACA Members
January 1, 2025 (Vol. 43, Issue 1)
Legal Updates: Arizona, California and New York
NACA Members
November 1, 2024 (Vol. 42, Issue 11)
Nine Rules and Procedures to Prevent Insurance Fraud
Michael J. Schroeder, Esq.
David S. Singer
October 24, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 22)
CCA Position Statement On Practice Management
Michael J. Schroeder, Esq.
May 9, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 10)
Doctor-Patient Arbitration Forms Benefit Chiropractors and Their Patients
Michael J. Schroeder, Esq.
May 9, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 10)
NCC Loss Prevention Program Results in Dramatic Claims Reduction
Michael J. Schroeder, Esq.
April 25, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 09)
The New Definition of Chiropractic Scope of Practice in California
Michael J. Schroeder, Esq.
November 11, 1991 (Vol. 09, Issue 23)
Considerations in Selling Your Practice
Michael J. Schroeder, Esq.
July 3, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 14)
Chiropractic in Catalonia
Michael J. Schroeder, Esq.
July 30, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 16)
Some E-Commerce Deals are Illegal
Michael J. Schroeder, Esq.
November 15, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 24)
National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys Warns of E-Commerce Deals
Michael J. Schroeder, Esq.
January 1, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 01)
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News / Profession
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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