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September 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 20)

Politics / Government / Legislation
Chiropractic Sets Its Sights on Capitol Hill
Foundation for Chiropractic Progress spends 1 million on major media blitz; ACA continues its advocacy campaign
Peter W. Crownfield

Politics / Government / Legislation
Help the Unfortunate: Why Chiropractors Should Care About Health Care Reform
Donald Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h)

Billing / Fees / Insurance
ANJC Taking Aetna to Task
Files class-action suit against insurer, alleging improper audit practices
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Politics / Government / Legislation
With Liberty and Necessary Chiropractic for All
The APHA & National Health Care Reform
Jonathan Todd Egan, DC, MPH, PhD (cand.)

Patient Education
Questions About Detrol and Detrol L.A. (Tolterodine tartrate)
Daniel Hough, DC

Pediatrics
The Case of Little Sarah: Stimulating the Brain With Chiropractic Care
Edgar Romero, DC, DACNB

Nutrition / Detoxification
The Anti-Inflammatory Diet, Part 1: Dietary Causes of Inflammation
G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN

Back Pain
The Biomechanics of Spondylolysis, Part 1
Is It Ever an Acute Traumatic Event?
Arthur Croft, DC, MS, MPH, FACO

Marketing / Office / Staff
The Simplicity of Patient Satisfaction
Michelle Geller-Vino, CA

Chiropractic (General)
Research Abstracts From the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
July/Aug 2009 Abstracts Volume 32, Issue 6

Chiropractic (General)
News in Brief
Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

Chiropractic (General)
We Get Letters & E-Mail

Sports / Exercise / Fitness
The Culture of Sports Chiropractic
Marc Heller, DC

Nutrition / Detoxification
Beautiful Skin From Within
John Maher, DC, DCBCN, BCIM

Politics / Government / Legislation
Changing Times and the Chiropractic Opportunity
Reed Phillips, DC, PhD

Your Practice / Business
Can You Pass the Smell Test?
Allan Freedman, LLB

Trending
Your Practice / Business
Should You Use Cash, Loan or Lease for Equipment Purchases?
Should You Use Cash, Loan or Lease for Equipment Purchases?

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?

Jamy Antoine, DC, BCN, CFP®
News / Profession
Chiropractic at Risk Globally
Chiropractic at Risk Globally

There has long been an attempt by those who are not legitimate doctors of chiropractic to usurp the title of chiropractor from those who have earned their degree from an accredited chiropractic program. This generally happens in countries where the local doctors of chiropractic have yet to pass legislation requiring a degree from an accredited institution. The result is essentially two chiropractic professions. Nowhere is this danger more pronounced than in Japan.

Dynamic Chiropractic Staff
Billing / Fees / Insurance
UHC/Optum Requires Preauthorization for Medicare-Covered Chiropractic Services
UHC/Optum Requires Preauthorization for Medicare-Covered Chiropractic Services

Effective Sept. 1, 2024, UHC/Optum is requiring prior authorization for the following services delivered in office and outpatient hospital settings, excluding services in the home: Medicare-covered chiropractic services (when billed with the AT-modifier), as well as physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and speech therapy (ST).

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Samuel A. Collins