Patients

Make Sure Your Voice is Heard During the

National Health Care Reform Debate

Discussions happening NOW in Washington , DC , could determine what services may be included in any health benefits package developed as part of national health care reform.

ACCESS TO CHIROPRATIC CARE must be included in any national health plan. YOUR VOICES MUST BE HEARD to let lawmakers know the value of chiropractic care. We need your e-mail to keep you informed and engage in this very critical debate.*

Act now to:

•  Go to ChiroVoice.Org and join the network as a patient advocate.

•  At ChiroVoice.Org, send a letter to Congress in support of chiropractic treatment.

TWO MILLION CHIROPRACTIC PATIENTS CAN'T BE IGNORED!

Act NOW to ensure chiropractic access is recognized as an integral part of our nation's health care system!

All email addresseswill be kept CONFIDENTIAL and are intended for the sole purpose of educating patients regarding important chiropractic and wellness information and for generating grassroots action under the direction of the American Chiropractic Association and CCA. E-mail addresses will not be sold or exchanged with any third party.


Sign up to be a Chiropractic Patient Advocate

What does a Chiropractic Patient Advocate do?
Sign up as a Chiropractic Patient Advocate to receive updates on legislation that impacts the chiropractic profession and directions on how you can help.


Why should I sign up as a Chiropractic Advocate?
Help Injured Workers Obtain Medically Necessary Care – In an attempt to reduce medical costs, the California Legislature passed a bill last year to limit chiropractic treatment under workers compensation to 24 visits, without regard to whether the injured worker needs additional treatment. We have heard from thousands of patients who feel this arbitrary cap will prevent injured workers from receiving the care they need. Sign up as a Chiropractic Patient Advocate and help lead the fight against this new law.

Make Sure Health Care Providers are Adequately Trained – There are three bills in the state Legislature right now that will allow various health care providers to expand what they can do without additional training. SB 77 (Burton) will allow physical therapists to perform chiropractic adjustments and to treat patients without checking for serious conditions such as AIDS or cancer. AB 614 (Lowenthal) and AB 1388 (Kehoe) will license athletic trainers and massage therapists, respectively, to treat injuries without adequate training. Sign up as a Chiropractic Patient Advocate and make sure health care providers in California are appropriately educated before they treat serious conditions.


How will my information be used?
CCA will not share or sell your information to anyone. Your name and contact information will be placed in a secure database and only used to periodically send you news and announcements about legislation impacting the chiropractic profession.


How do I sign up?
Send an e-mail to Michelle Bancroft at mbancroft@calchiro.org. Be sure to include your name, address, e-mail and the name of your chiropractor. If you have a family member or a friendship with a member of the state Legislature, please also note that relationship in your e-mail.


Thank you for your commitment to the chiropractic profession!

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