A New Ally for Medicare Parity
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has hired Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, "an international lobby and law firm with deep experience in the healthcare sector," in a move designed to help increase congressional support for H.R. 2654, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act. The immediate goals as of press time, per the ACA: increase co-sponsor support for H.R. 2654 in the House and introduce a companion bill in the Senate.
Another Award for the F4CP
The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress is a repeat recipient of a Digital Health Award from the biannual program of the same name. The foundation's "Adjusted Reality" podcast won bronze in the Digital Health Audio category for spring 2021 – the second time the F4CP has been honored (after receiving a merit award in spring 2020 for its article series on posture).
$25,000 from ChiroHealthUSA
Ashley 0'Steen is the 2021 recipient of the Foxworth Family Scholarship, awarded annually by ChiroHealthUSA. A student at Palmer College of Chiropractic – Florida, Ashley received a $10,000 scholarship and $10,000 in cash. A $5,000 donation was also made to Palmer Florida as part of the $25,000 scholarship award.
Many relevant diagnostic signs are not performed deliberately by the examiner or by the patient at the examiner’s direction. They are observed as the patient reacts to their condition. Fortin’s finger sign, Minor’s sign, and Vanzetti’s sign are three examples of this principle.
Spearheaded by burgeoning scientific and clinical research literature, psychedelics have reached a level of media coverage and popular interest that has not been seen for over half a century. By “psychedelics,” we are referring to the unique class of substances that includes psilocybin (the active compound found in so-called “magic mushrooms”), LSD, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), ayahuasca, 5-MeO-DMT, and mescaline – each of which occurs in the natural world (except for LSD, which is a semi-synthetic compound).
While working at the Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., one of the primary care physicians stated that imaging every patient prior to receiving chiropractic was not medically necessary. It was at that point I reconsidered the need for the imaging of every patient to avoid malpractice.
