 | Congress to consider military DC bill
- Although it would not have the
force of law, a special "Sense of Congress" bill has been introduced into
the US House of Representatives, calling for the commissioning of doctors
of chiropractic as health care officers in the Armed Forces. |
| California takes action against
PacifiCare -- The California
Department of Insurance (CDI) and the California Department of Managed
Health Care (DMHC) have taken joint action against PacifiCare companies,
owned by UnitedHealth Group, in response to more than 130,000 alleged
claims handling violations. |
| Genetics analysis kit helps DCs give
nutritional advice -- Evidence
Based Nutrition, Inc. (EBN), a major supplier of nutritional supplements
to health practitioners, has teamed with Sciona, Inc. to distribute its
popular "MyCellf" personalized genetics test kits to chiropractors. |
| Italy passes licensing law --
The Italian Parliament has passed a
law recognizing doctors of chiropractic as primary health care providers.
The statute comes 33 years after the founding of the nation's first
chiropractic organization, Associazione Italiana Chiropratici (AIC), and
17 years after legislation was initially introduced to achieve that
status. |
| AK founder Goodheart mourned --
George J. Goodheart, DC, founder of
Applied Kinesiology, died at his home in Grosse Point Farms, Mich., at the
age of 89. |
