The proposed merger of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards was approved by NBCE delegates and FCLB members at their respective annual meetings, held jointly in Atlanta, Ga., this year. Per the new bylaws, the new entity takes the NBCE name, with FCLB continuing as a department within NBCE. The federation will continue to enjoy Board of Directors representation on what will be a single, expanded board.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is asking the chiropractic profession for information that will be used in the development of a new fee scale (please see article on page three). In order to be included in the new proposed rule this information must be collected, tabulated, and reported to the HHS's Office of Payment Policy by JANUARY 31, 1991.
Please complete and mail the survey below immediately to:
MPI - HHS Survey
P.O. Box 6100
Huntington Beach, CA 92615
All surveys must be mailed by January 7, 1991.
Your decision to participate will affect chiropractic's inclusion in Medicare!
SURVEY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES' NEW MEDICARE FEE COMPUTATIONS
(all information will be kept strictly confidential)Please print clearly. This survey must be completed and mailed by January 7, 1991.
City ____ State ____
- What is your estimated annual revenue? ____
- What is your estimated annual overhead? ____
- What is your estimated annual malpractice insurance cost? _____
- What is your estimated annual continuing professional education cost? ____
- How many employees do you have? ____
- How many chiropractors practice in your office? ____
- What is your estimated annual employee salary? ____
- What is your average cost for an initial office visit? _____
- What is you average cost for a routine manipulation-only office visit? _____
- What is your average cost for a routine office visit providing manipulation and physiotherapy? ____
- What is your average cost of new patient x-rays? _____