A bipartisan coalition of 37 state attorneys general have gone on record, urging health insurance companies  to review and revise coverage policies to encourage health care providers to prioritize non-drug treatment options before opioids for chronic, non-cancer pain. A September 18 letter  to Marilyn Tavenner, president and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), encouraged the health care industry to promote the use of non-drug therapies, including chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture and massage, and reduce financial incentives that contribute to the opioid epidemic.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all in the aftermath of the strongest hurricane in recent Florida history.  The FCA office is not functional as of Tuesday, September 12.  While our staff is safe, we are contending with outages in power, phone and internet not only at the office, but, in our homes as well. We look forward to communicating with you when we are able.  Since the FCA phone system is not operational at this time, please use fcachiro.org as your resource for updates. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.  We are all in this together!

UPDATE 9/15/2017:  CE certificates for The National 2017 have been generated and will be mailed next week.  FCA Members can access their certificates now by logging in and clicking "CE Certificates" in the User Menu.

Make sure your business and home are prepared with these prevention and safety resources provided by The National Federation of Independent Business/Florida. The FCA is a proud member of NFIB.  Read on for valuable tips and links and after-storm services the FCA hopes to provide as soon as power and communication ability are available.

If you would like to assist colleagues in Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey with donations of equipment or supplies, please contact the Texas Chiropractic Association.

60 FCA members gathered this morning to receive an update on chiropractic issues before meeting throughout the day with Florida legislators about issues of importance to chiropractic. 

If you have been keeping up with the FCA Bulletins and web posts, you are aware that the FCA is and has been supportive of online chiropractic CE hours. FCA General Counsel Paul Lambert has testified to that effect before the Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine (BOCM) on two occasions.  The FCA is also keenly aware the words “contact classroom hours” are in the chiropractic CE statute and recent legal counsels to the BOCM prior to the current counsel have advised them that a statutory change would be necessary in order for the BOCM to adopt a rule providing for online CEs. This fact has been mentioned by Mr. Lambert, former BOCM members and even a former BOCM Counsel – in public testimony.

Invite friends, family and patients to this special lecture on non-prescription approaches for supporting vibrant health on the Autism spectrum. Doctors registered for the FCA SW Regional Convention & Expo can hear Dr. Janet Lintala present "Overview of the Health Challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorder" on Friday at SW Regional Convention.  Then, on Saturday, November 19, from 10:30-11:30am, she will educate the public on "The Un-Prescription for Autism."  Take this opportunity to show your community how chiropractic can support families dealing with the Autism puzzle. Click here to download this poster to print for display in your office.

Many thanks to all you engaged last week to participate in the CCE online survey addressing proposed revisions in the CCE Accreditation Standards. The FCA commented via a letter and also responded through the CCE online survey posted on the CCE website. Read more to access the CCE response.

The chiropractic world became aware virtually just last week that CCE proposed accreditation standard revisions were posted for comment with a closing date of September 30, 2016. Some of those revisions eliminated all reference to DC's being primary care physicians. The proposed revisions can be viewed at http://cce-usa.org/Call_for_Comments.html.  The version showing track changes best shows what is proposed for deletion and addition to the standards.

The satisfaction of attendees, speakers and vendors alike was evident as more than 4,500 came together to enjoy the give and take of the nation's largest chiropractic event.  Watch for video and photo highlights coming soon!  Here's the actual feedback from a sampling of the almost 3,000 attendees at last weekend's FCA National Convention when asked, "What did you enjoy best about this convention?"

Dr. Patrick Gentempo is back by popular demand to help you re-discover your passion for what you do every day to serve mankind. Hear what inspires him to continue to serve chiropractic in an ever increasing way, in this revealing conversation with Dr. Fab Mancini.