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ACA Medicare Modernization Act – H.R. 2654
On April 20, 2021, Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY) reintroduced a bill (H.R. 2654) to modernize Medicare’s Chiropractic coverage. H.R. 2654 is the exact same bill that was previously introduced in 2019 (H.R. 3654), which ultimately died at the end of last session after...
2021 LB Payne Insurance Seminar Registration Now Available
The 2021 LB Payne Insurance Seminar registration is now available. The KAC has assembled a team of Kentucky experts to bring you information on the following topics: MedicareDocumenting Medical NecessityHIPPARisk ManagementWorkers' CompensationOpioids and...
HHS Round 3 Funds Available
Late last week, Phase 3 of the Provider Relief Fund was approved to distribute an additional $20 Billion to providers impacted by COVID-19. Once again, Doctors of Chiropractic are included in this program and eligible for further relief funds. In fact, HHS...
Passport 10-7
We continue to work on denials from Passport when billing both a spinal adjustment and an extremity adjustment. We have been told by Passport provider reps this edit has been identified and fixed. However, providers are still seeing these denials. All affected...
Molina Healthcare of KY
Governor Andy Beshear has announced effective January 1, 2021 two new MCOs will be assuming Medicaid claims processing in Kentucky. One of those companies is Molina of KY. It is always your decision to credential with any insurance company. The KAC just wanted to...
Anthem 10-7
Anthem has been denying codes 98940/98941 as not covered by this provider type. We have reached out to Anthem executives about this issue and sent several examples to them. Anthem has informed us that they have identified the system issue that was causing these...
2021 Health Insurance Open Enrollment
All KAC members have the amazing perk of the KAC health plan as a membership benefit. Open enrollment is just around the corner starting November 1st. If you are planning to make a change, make sure to check out the KAC Health Insurance Plan as it may save your office...
Campbellsville University Chiropractic School Update
Dear Kentucky Association of Chiropractors, Campbellsville University is excited about the prospects for our new Chiropractic School. Despite the Covid-19 epidemic, the university is continuing with its quest to establish Kentucky’s first chiropractic...
New ABN Required
Do you have the current ABN in place in your office? After August 31 you need to use the form that expires 6/30/2023, otherwise, your ABN's may be invalid. Watch this 30-minute class detailing the new ABN form and instructions for use. it's free for KAC members and...
Evidence for decreased Neurologic Pain Signature activation following thoracic spinal manipulation in healthy volunteers and participants with neck pain
NeuroImage: Clinical Volume 24, 2019, 102042This study examined the impact on the neurological pain system (NPS) on health individuals of spinal manipulation. They tested utilizing an A-P adjustment to the thoracic spine finding that the spinal manipulation did alter...
Paycheck Protection Plan Flexibility Act
On 06/03/2020, the US Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Plan Flexibility Act and is sending it to the President for his signature. We expect the President will sign this bill that will assist chiropractic physicians who have obtained or will be obtaining a PPP...
New Medicaid MCO Contracts Awarded
On May 29th, Governor Beshear announced the new Medicaid MCO contracts that will take effect on January 1st, 2021. There will continue to be five MCO's with Aetna Better Health, Humana, and Wellcare having their contracts renewed. Molina Healthcare and...
Second Round of HHS Funds Now Being Deposited
A few weeks ago, we informed you of a new round of Provider Relief Funds that were becoming available. If you received the initial HHS funding in April, you qualify to apply for the second round of funds. You will have to apply and include information from your 2018...
Updated Massage Therapy Guidance Released
Today the official guidance for massage therapy to reopen was released on the Healthy as Work Website. The full document can be reviewed here. The official guidance released today has changed from the guidance that was released earlier from the massage therapy board....
KBCE Allows On-Line CEU
On Friday, May 15th KBCE released a statement announcing the changes to the online CE allowance for the 2021 renewal cycle. As we mentioned last week, all 12 CE hours can be obtained online for our March renewal. The 6 hours of required CE for Peer Review...