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Additional Webinars Scheduled Regarding BCBS Settlement
Many of you attended the last Webinar regarding the BCBS settlement which includes the largest monetary payment ($2.8 Billion) in any healthcare antitrust action in history in addition to injunctive relief valued at more than $17.3 Billion for healthcare providers who...
Virtual Membership Meeting Recap – April 2025
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!
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...
New NYSCA Committee on Chiropractic Science, Philosophy and Art
In an exciting development for the profession, NYSCA President Dr. Anthony Palumbo has announced the creation of a new NYSCA Committee on Chiropractic Science, Philosophy, and Art. After his term as President concludes on May 31, 2025, Dr. Palumbo will chair this...
NYSCA 2025 Spring Convention Highlights
Record Attendance, Keynote Speakers, Award Recipients Make 2025 Event One for the Ages More than 275 attendees hailing from ten different states, along with fifty different exhibitors and event sponsors, helped raise the attendance bar to new heights at the...
Northeast College Faculty, Students and Alumni Learn and Lead at NYSCA Spring Conference
The Northeast College of Health Sciences community was well represented at the New York State Chiropractic Association (NYSCA) Spring Convention held in Connecticut from March 28-30, 2025. Twenty-two doctor of chiropractic students took the trip, led by Student NYSCA...
Important Deadlines in BCBS Class Action Settlement
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...
Reminder: Updated Mandated Reporter Training required by April 1
Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2021 amended Social Services Law § 413 to require additional training to include protocols to reduce implicit bias in decision-making processes, strategies for identifying adverse childhood experiences, and guidelines to assist in recognizing...
March 27, 2025 changes to WC DME also impacts all Draft PARs
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, when...
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting
[Updated March 21, 2025] All entities created in the United States — including those previously known as “domestic reporting companies” — and their beneficial owners are now exempt from the requirement to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN....
NYSBC Accepts PACE CE Course Approval
The New York State Board for Chiropractic (NYSBC) has moved forward on the acceptance of the PACE (Providers of Approved Continuing Education) CE course approval. The PACE continuing education program streamlines chiropractic continuing education course...
Excellus BCBS and Univera Healthcare Medicare Advantage Erroneous Payment
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 incorrectly'. ...
Assembly and Senate One-House Budget Proposals
The Assembly and Senate have released their one-house budget proposals. Each house will now pass a resolution, which will memorialize their one-house budget proposals. These proposals were compiled after the Assembly and Senate held weeks of joint budget hearings and...
Foot Levelers Supports America’s Toughest Road Race as the Title Sponsor of the 2025 Blue Ridge Marathon
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Roanoke, VA – [March 11, 2025] – Foot Levelers, the world’s leading provider of custom-made orthotics, is proud to sponsor the 2025 Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon, America’s Toughest Road Race. Known for its grueling elevation changes and...
On the Agenda | March 2025
The newest issue of On the Agenda, NYSCA’s official quarterly publication, is now available! This statewide newsletter offers timely updates on NYSCA activities, policy developments, and issues impacting the chiropractic profession in New York. Whether you're...