Insurance Industry
By Editorial Staff
American Specialty Health, which recently agreed to an $11.75 million
settlement, along with Cigna, in a chiropractor-initiated class-action
suit filed against the two, has been dealt another blow. The New Jersey
Department of Banking and Insurance has disapproved a proposed
partnership between ASH and Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, as
revealed in an Oct. 16, 2019 letter from N.J. DOBI Office of the
Commissioner to Amy Boright, executive director of the Association of
New Jersey Chiropractors:
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Billing & Reimbursement
By Samuel A. Collins
You are indeed correct that ICD-10 coding makes its updates on Oct. 1
for the following year. This means the codes actually update on that
date and any date of service on or after Oct. 1 must use the new or
updated code to be valid. CPT codes or procedure codes actually do not
update or become effective until Jan. 1. It is important to understand
this distinction, the dates of enactment, and adjust your billing
protocols accordingly each year as applicable.
Award Season
By Editorial Staff
After almost 125 years, the chiropractic profession in the U.S. enjoys a
sustained advertising and public-relations effort that is changing the
way consumers, other health care providers and decision-makers think
about chiropractic. Our PR machine is led by Dr. Sherry McAllister, a
doctor of chiropractic who, while maintaining a full-time practice, is
crisscrossing the country to share the truth about the effectiveness of
chiropractic at every open venue.
Clinical Pearls
By Steven Brown, DC, Lac
In the September 2019 issue, my colleague and fellow chiropractic expert witness, Dr. Richard Cole, wrote a well-referenced and provocative article concerning cervical manipulation, vertebral artery dissection, and vertebrobasilar stroke. I found the article so interesting I felt compelled to hitchhike on Dr. Cole's topic. Everyone reading this article should, without question, read Dr. Cole's article.
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