Members Only - New York State Chiropractic Association

Virtual Membership Meeting Recap – April 2025

by Communications Committee | May 1, 2025 | Members Only, NYSCA News

We’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the NYSCA members who joined us for our virtual membership meeting last night! It was great to connect, share updates, and hear from so many of you who continue to support and strengthen our chiropractic community...

2025 Election Ballots Now Open – Cast Your Vote Today!

by Nominating and Governance Committee | May 1, 2025 | Members Only, NYSCA News

The New York State Chiropractic Association (NYSCA) is pleased to announce that the 2025 election period for NYSCA Officers and Directors is now officially open. Voting will be conducted online through AssociationVoting.com, and ballots will remain open...

Important Deadlines in BCBS Class Action Settlement

by Insurance Committee | Apr 2, 2025 | Commercial Insurance, Insurance Updates, Members Only

For well over a year, the NYSCA Insurance Committee (the NIC) has reported on an antitrust class action lawsuit due to the overlap of Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) plans. The settlement has been approved, including $2.8 Billion in a settlement fund. It is important to...

March 27, 2025 changes to WC DME also impacts all Draft PARs

by Insurance Committee | Mar 25, 2025 | Insurance Updates, Members Only, Workers' Compensation

As noted in the following notice from the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board, durable medical equipment (DME) prior authorization requests (PARs) which include an estimated cost will be noted on all subsequently issued Orders of the Chair. However,...

Excellus BCBS and Univera Healthcare Medicare Advantage Erroneous Payment

by Insurance Committee | Mar 14, 2025 | Excellus, Insurance Updates, Medicare Advantage, Medicare/Medicaid, Members Only, Univera

Last week Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Univera Healthcare sent letters to their Medicare Advantage members receiving chiropractic care. In those letters, both organizations identified they have been ‘processing chiropractic claims...

New York State Department of Health Inspection Notices & Bills for X-Ray Equipment Registration

by Regulatory Compliance Committee | Feb 19, 2025 | Also in the News, Compliance, Members Only

It has come to the attention of the NYSCA that some offices that use X-ray equipment may receive an unexpected bill from the New York State Department of Health(NYS DOH). The department has not billed X-ray equipment fees for four years. Note the NYS DOH had hired a...