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Provider Agreements and Disclosure Forms

by Staff Writer | Sep 1, 2011 | Members Only, Q&A

Q: I am filling out a provider agreement and there is disclosure forms and information regarding the payment of Lobbying Funds. My questions are: can they legally make this request?; and if they can make this request and I do not sign this portion of the agreement...

WC PPO Reductions Based on Provider Contracts

by Staff Writer | Apr 21, 2011 | Insurance Updates, Members Only, No-Fault, Q&A, Workers' Compensation

Based on the following brief fact pattern a question was asked: Q: “I have been getting reductions in my payments from No-fault insurance companies, and the explanation is: “PPO rate applied. PPO reduction based on provider’s contract with...

NYSCA Addresses State Board on Chiropractic Issues

by Communications Committee | Nov 28, 2005 | Chiropractic in the News, Members Only, NYSBC News, NYSCA News

On Friday, October 21, NYSCA Board member, Lynn Pownall, DC, DACBN presented a letter to the New York State Board for Chiropractic addressed to the State Board chair, Ali M. Jafari, DC on behalf of NYSCA President, Mariangela Penna, DC. The letter addressed a number...

Retrospective Audit Requests by an Insurer’s Special Investigative Unit (SIU)

by Staff Writer | Nov 19, 2004 | Members Only, Q&A

A member recently received a request from a Special Investigative Unit of a major insurance carrier for patient information and records on nearly twenty different patients going as far back as two (2) – three (3) years ago. This prompted a number of questions on...

Offers of Free Chiropractic Services

by Staff Writer | Nov 15, 2004 | Members Only, Q&A

Q: Is it acceptable or insurance fraud for chiropractors to offer free consultations or free first visits to new patients? A: Within the narrow confines of the question asked immediately above, the offer of free consultations...

A New York Yankee Chiropractor in King Arthur’s Medical Court

by Staff Writer | Nov 12, 2004 | Members Only, NYSCA News

A former member of the NYSCA Board of Directors, New York Chiropractic College Faculty member and Director of the chiropractic program at Monroe County Community Hospital, Paul Dougherty, DC, DABCO and NYSCA Executive Director, Karl C. Kranz, DC, Esq., were invited to...