 | UHC to re‑examine policy on kids,
headaches -- UnitedHealthcare (UHC) has reversed
‑‑ at least temporarily ‑‑ its policy statement that chiropractic for
children and adolescents, as well as chiropractic treatment of headaches,
are "unproven" services. |
| Chiropractic 'victims' group airs TV
spot -- The Chiropractic Stroke
Awareness Group (CSAG) has launched a television advertising campaign
asking the question, "Have you been injured by a chiropractor?"
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| Principles influence buying decisions
by Timothy Feuling, President, Chiropractic Benefit Services --
Most chiropractors are familiar with the
Ayn Rand quote that "it is a moral crime to give money to support ideas
with which you disagree; ... ideas which you consider wrong, false, evil.
It is a moral crime to give money to support your own destroyers." |
| Technology helps avoid payer headaches
-- For many doctors, having a cash
practice is the answer to a dream. By eliminating the dependency on third
party payers, they free themselves from much of the uncertainty, tedium
and stress caused by dealing with insurance companies. |
| Chiropractors celebrate 'Christmas on
the Reservation' A special submission from The New Renaissance --
Through its humanitarian project,
"Love Has No Color," The New Renaissance has made great strides toward
changing the current situation for the Native American population of the
Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, Montana. |
| Medicare changes X‑ray rules --
The Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a proposed rule that will eliminate
patient reimbursement for x‑rays referred by a doctor of chiropractic and
ordered by a radiologist or other non‑treating physician. |
