Insurance Committee - New York State Chiropractic Association

Providing DME Under New York State Workers’ Compensation (Update)

by Insurance Committee | Apr 22, 2021 | Insurance Updates, Members Only, Workers' Compensation

Last year (2020), the New York State Chiropractic Association (NYSCA) learned that the NYS Workers Compensation Board (NYS WCB) had initiated inquiries with a few providers authorized to treat injured workers who had signed private agreements with one or more durable...

New Years (Insurance) Resolutions

by Insurance Committee | Jan 7, 2021 | Aetna, Cigna, Commercial Insurance, EmblemHealth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, GHI, Insurance Updates, Members Only

Greetings fellow doctors and welcome to 2021. The NYSCA Insurance Committee (the NIC) offers the following report to keep our members up to date on recent insurance issues which may impact your practice: Aetna Issue: NYSCA Members have expressed their frustration...

CPT Code Changes Effective January 1, 2021

by Insurance Committee | Jan 7, 2021 | Billing and Coding, Insurance Updates, Members Only

This year brings approximately 300 changes in CPT codes impacting nearly every profession. The vast majority of these changes do not impact doctors of chiropractic; however, there is one relative to our evaluation and treatment of our patients. After many years of...

New Workers’ Compensation DME Rules and Fee Schedule

by Insurance Committee | Oct 25, 2020 | Insurance Updates, Members Only, No-Fault, Workers' Compensation

NYSCA has previously communicated that the revised January 1, 2020 New York Workers’ Compensation Fee Schedule included reference to an updated Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Fee Schedule. Just last month the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) released...

No-Fault Changes Finally Take Effect

by Insurance Committee | Oct 1, 2020 | Insurance Updates, Members Only, No-Fault

For many years, the NYSCA in conjunction with our lobbyist have been working tirelessly to gain Chiropractic parity in reimbursement with other health care providers. Last year through the hard work of many in our association, we were able to secure a significant...