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Is Helping your Patients Putting you at Risk?
Over the past decade, we have seen health care costs rising faster than the average annual income in the U.S. Many of our patients are feeling the pain from higher premiums, deductibles, and copays. As a patient, I understand the pain. As a provider, I feel the...
Hiring Challenges During a Labor Shortage
Hiring is a tough task in the best of circumstances, but especially now. You’d be forgiven for thinking America may have enjoyed a “fish in a barrel” hiring scenario in recent months. Job openings were up, but so were layoffs at the same time hiring was down. What’s...
Beware of SPAM Emails!
Suspicious-Looking Emails, Malware, Even Classified Ad Scams… Online Schemes Are on the Rise! According to a new report from the Better Business Bureau, the number of online scams spiked during the pandemic in 2020, due to more people online shopping. Other reports...
No Surprises Act – what you need to know!
New Federal Mandate: Good Faith Estimates Jump to the video resources Jump to the downloadable resources Click on a section below to jump directly to it What are Good Faith Estimates Who is entitled to receive a GFE? How will patients know about GFEs? Examples of...
End of the State of Emergency – Now what?
On March 21, 2022, the legislature overturned Governor Beshear's veto on Senate Joint Resolution 150 to officially end the State of Emergency in Kentucky. What does this mean for chiropractors? Continuing Education & Licensure On March 30, 2022, the KBCE sent the...
ACTION NEEDED ON MEDICARE PROPOSAL
The Kentucky Association of Chiropractors and the American Chiropractic Association have been advocating for some time now for the passage of H.R. 2654 in the U.S. Congress, the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act. The house bill currently has 129...
March 28, 2022 – Insurance Update
Anthem We continue to consistently meet with Anthem regarding a multitude of issues impacting chiropractors across the state. Below are the updates for KAC members following our most recent meeting. Lateral diagnosis codes – if you are experiencing a denial for a...
Are you a Caresource provider? We need your input!
The KAC is currently seeking input from Kentucky Caresource providers. It has come to our attention claims have not been processing correctly. Our Insurance Relations team is working directly with Caresource to see if this is a state-wide issue and how this may be...
You’re Invited! Campbellsville University – White Coat Ceremony
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12.28.2021 – UPDATED 2022 Medicare Fee Schedule for Chiropractors in Kentucky
UPDATE These codes have been updated 12.28.2021 to mirror the delayed Medicare cuts passed by congress. The 2022 Medicare fee schedule has been released on the CGS website. For your convenience, the fee schedule is below. Should you wish to lookup the fee schedule on...
2021 KAC Tornado Relief Fund
12.21.2021 Executive Director Update https://youtu.be/hlWGkLhdlsE Donate today at theKAC.org/2021relief 12.13.2021 Executive Director Message To donate to the KAC 2021 Tornado Relief Fund, click here It is with a heavy heart I bring you this message today. By now, you...
Recoupment Request for No Prior Authorization
The KAC is aware that providers have been receiving recoupment requests for lack of prior authorization. In late 2019/early 2020, the KAC was successful in stopping Anthem from requiring prior authorization for chiropractors through AIM in Kentucky. Providers should...
Anthem Update – Modifier Rules and Guidelines for “Always Therapy” Codes
Recently, Anthem announced they were changing their modifier rules for physical medicine and rehabilitation codes. This change took effect November 1, 2021. These codes and modifiers align with the codes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has...
FAQs regarding Medicaid Prior Authorization changes that started 10/01/2021 in Kentucky for Chiropractors
What exactly do you need to get prior authorization for Humana and UHC? UHC will need a prior authorization for any services that are deemed as "physical therapy." These are typically the 97XXX codes. You can look up the code by following this link: Prior...
KAC Board of Directors attend Campbellsville University ribbon cutting for Kentucky’s first School of Chiropractic
On Friday, October 15, 2021 - a few representatives of the KAC Board of Directors attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for Kentucky's first school of Chiropractic at Campbellsville University in Harrodsburg, KY. This was a historical event and the KAC was proud to...