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Workers’ Comp: CMS-1500 mandatory electronic submission takes effect August 1
CMS-1500 mandatory electronic submission takes effect August 1, 2025 — offering significant benefits to health care providers Effective August 1, 2025, the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) will require health care providers to submit...
Call for Candidates: NYSCA Region 4 Director Vacancy
Special Election June 2025 - Due to the outcome of the 2025 elections, a vacancy has been created for one (1) Director position representing Region 4 (Western New York) on the NYSCA Board of Directors. In accordance with the NYSCA by-laws, a special election will...
New P.O. Boxes for Medicare Part B Claim Submitters in CT and NY (Upstate Counties and Queens)
Beginning 5/19/2025, there is a new mailing address for Medicare Part B claim submitters in Connecticut and New York (Upstate Counties and Queens). In May 2025, providers submitting paper claims to Medicare will need to mail claims to the applicable P.O....
National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) 2025 Theme Announced
National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) 2025 focuses on the benefits of starting with a non-drug approach to pain management. Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and doctors of chiropractic nationwide will celebrate National...
New York State Chiropractic Association Announces 2025 Election Results
The New York State Chiropractic Association is proud to announce the results of the 2025 election cycle. This year’s elections included Executive Officers and Directors for Regions 1 and 3. Executive Officers President: Dr. Christopher M Piering Vice President: Dr....
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....