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American Chiropractic Association Launches Fellowship to Prepare Future Health Policy Experts
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has launched a Health Policy Fellowship to educate doctors of chiropractic about health policy, coding and other complex issues and to prepare them to advocate on behalf of the chiropractic profession...
American Medical Association Clinician Practice Information Survey
The American Medical Association (AMA) is leading the Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey in 2023-2024 with the primary purpose to collect representative data on practice expense and hours spent in direct patient care. This important effort aims to collect...
Updated Mandated Reporter Training Requirements Due by April 2025
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...
Credit Card Fees in a New York Healthcare Practice: Member FAQ
Learn when New York healthcare practices may charge credit card fees, what prices they must disclose, and why insured patient payments require extra review.
American Chiropractic Association Elects New Leadership
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) installed new leadership during its annual meeting in January in Washington, D.C. Leo Bronston, DC, MAppSc, of Onalaska, Wis., was elected president of the association, and Marcus Nynas, DC, of...
American Chiropractic Association Presents 2024 Annual Awards
Arlington, Va. – The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) presented its 2024 Annual Awards on Jan. 26 during its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The awards recognize chiropractors and other individuals for their exceptional service, achievement and/or leadership...
American Medical Association Appoints Chiropractor to CPT Editorial Panel
Arlington, Va. – American Chiropractic Association (ACA) member Leo Bronston, DC, MAppSc, of Onalaska, Wis., has been appointed by the American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees to serve on the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Editorial...
Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2024 – 2025 Proposed State Budget
Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her third State Budget address this morning. She began her address by announcing that the State is no longer predicting a budget deficit for this fiscal year. The Division of Budget announced that tax revenue forecasts increased...
Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address
Today, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her third State of the State address from the Assembly chamber in the Capitol during a joint session of the Assembly and Senate. During the State of the State, the Governor focused on a goal of making New York a more affordable...
Beginning of the 2024 Legislative Session
Today was the first day of the 2024 legislative session. Normally, this day would be marked with the Governor’s State of the State address, but a few weeks ago, Governor Hochul announced that she would hold that address next Tuesday, January 9. Both the Senate and...
National Practice Expenses Survey Will Include Chiropractors
Arlington, Va. — The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is joining more than 170 healthcare groups in support of a national study to collect data that will be used to accurately determine physician practice expenses. Information collected through the...
On the Agenda | Dec 2023
On the Agenda, the official publication of the New York State Chiropractic Association (NYSCA), is published quarterly. It is designed to provide information about the Chiropractic profession and NYSCA activities and initiatives. Read the latest edition...
2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
On Wednesday, November 29, 2023 NGS Medicare released a statement that the calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) is now available. You can view the new fees using the Fee Schedule Lookup tool located on NGSMedicare.com. ngsmedicare.com...
Administrative Rules Distinguished from Legislated Statutes
Q: Can the NYSED make rule changes to modernize the current scope of the chiropractic enabling law? After the recent release of Emergency Rulemaking by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) “permitting treatment to be rendered by a licensed occupational...
Affirmation of a Health Care Practitioner Bill Signed Into NYS Law
The NYSCA Legislative Committee is pleased to share a legislative update regarding the passage of a bill (S2997/A6065) that will create a level playing field for all health care providers who are assisting a patient in a lawsuit. Chapter 585 of the Laws of 2023 amend...