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Campbellsville University School of Chiropractic open house and ribbon cutting ceremony planned Oct. 15, 2021
In January, Campbellsville University will start its first class with the opening of its School of Chiropractic. With a recently completed state-of-the-art, 45,000-square-foot facility in Harrodsburg, the doctoral program will be the first in the Commonwealth of...
Provider Relief Fund Reporting Deadline September 30, 2021
The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Portal has now been open for two months. Healthcare providers who received PRF Funds between April 10, 2020 to June 30, 2020 had a deadline to spend funds received during that time period prior to June 30, 2021 and must report...
HHS ANNOUNCES NEW PROVIDER RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS (PHASE 4)
$25.5 billion additional dollars will be allocated to healthcare providers who can document revenue loss and expenses associated with the pandemic. These funds will be made available through the American Rescue Plan and Phase 4 of the Provider Relief Fund, and the...
President Biden Announces New Nationwide COVID-19 Action Plan
President Biden held a press conference yesterday outlining new COVID-19 vaccination mandates nationwide. This article provides our members with information concerning the announcement and subsequent regulatory body press releases and coming actions....
Obituary: Dr. Vaughn Miller
It is with a heavy heart that we write to you today to inform you of the passing of Dr. Vaughn Miller. Dr. Miller passed away earlier this week. Dr. Miller completed his undergraduate work at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. He received his chiropractic...
2021 Chiropractor of the Year Nominations!
The Kentucky Association of Chiropractors are currently taking nominations for their prestigious Chiropractor of the Year award. Any active member who is in good standing is eligible to be chosen "Chiropractor of the Year". All nominations for "Chiropractor of the...
2021 KAC Board of Directors Nominations are now open!!
The Kentucky Association of Chiropractors are holding their annual elections for the KAC board of directors. To be eligible for the KAC board of directors, the KAC member must have been an active in good standing for the immediate two years leading up prior to...
Obituary: Dr. John Arnold
Dr. John Arnold Sturgis - Dr. John A. Arnold, Jr. of Sturgis, KY died Sunday morning at Deaconess Union County Hospital. He was 76 years old. Dr. John as he was often called was born August 23, 1944 on a farm in Webster County to parents, John Alloway Arnold, Sr. and...
Contact your Representative Today Regarding H.R. 2654 – the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act
The Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act (H.R. 2654), legislation that would ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have full access to all the services a chiropractor can provide under his or her state’s chiropractic scope of practice, was introduced in...
Updates to Coordination of Benefits (COB) for all KY Medicaid Managed Care Members
The KAC received the following update from Passport: DATE: July 1, 2021 TO: KY Medicaid Managed Care Organizations FROM: MedImpact Healthcare Systems Updates to Coordination of Benefits (COB) for all KY Medicaid Managed Care Members On Thursday, July 1, 2021, a...
Have you addressed the financial impact of the pandemic on your practice
While many of our colleagues saw increases in patient volume in the wake of the pandemic, many saw reductions. One thing that has become consistent is that the cost of doing business has increased. If you have been putting off evaluating your fees or haven't addressed...
F4CP – Chiropractic Olympic commercial now available to the entire profession
On July 1st, the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP), the not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the value of chiropractic care, announced that full access to the Olympic commercial featuring Dr. Erica Witter-Davis, a former Olympic...
KAC Board unanimously votes to support the 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...
Provider Relief Fund Reporting Required
Many chiropractors in Kentucky received funds from the federal government under the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) program. As a reminder, this program had three primary phases, and the first phase happened without any action on the provider’s part (i.e. the money...
OSHA – Emergency Temporary Standard regarding COVID-19
On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order which declared that ensuring the health and safety of workers is a national priority and a moral imperative. The order directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to take action to...