 | COCSA 'demands' ACA, ICA merger --
The Congress of Chiropractic State
Associations (COCSA) ‑‑ which bills itself as a 'non‑partisan' group ‑‑
has begun a campaign that would spell the end of the International
Chiropractors Association and permit only a single "mega‑organization" to
represent chiropractic. |
| Calif. governor steps in to clean up
licensing board -- After months
of turmoil and complaints from state and national organizations, Calif.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped in to begin re‑organizing the Board of
Chiropractic Examiners. The Governor's actions were the first step in
ending the bureaucratic staff corruption that plagued the embattled Board. |
| DCs being forced to settle claims by
Timothy J. Feuling -- A hidden
clause in their malpractice policies is forcing many doctors around the
country to settle out of court with patients filing malpractice suits
against them, even though they are completely innocent of any wrong‑doing.
To save time and money, their insurance companies want the case to "just
go away" but they fail to consider the negative impact such settlements
have on doctors. |
| Rep. Filner, Coalition push VA bills
-- Rep. Bob Filner (D‑CA) has
introduced two bills that will help make chiropractic available to all
veterans of the US Armed Forces, and remove the onerous medical gatekeeper
system. |
