05/13/2026

U.S. Department of Education Finalizes Rule Regarding Professional Degree Programs

Beginning July 1st, Chiropractic Students Will Be Limited to Borrowing $50k/Year, $200,000 Total. On April 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) released a final rule establishing new borrowing limits for students seeking federal aid. Beginning July 1, 2026, students enrolled in a professional degree program such as chiropractic will be limited to borrowing up to $50,000/year, with an aggregate cap of $200,000.

05/07/2026

Important May 11th Medicare Deadline Your Office May Need to Know! 

05/06/2026

TPA Practices Undermine Providers and Patient Safety

By Jeff Trinka, DC AAC Reimbursement Fairness Committee Member

A growing concern in musculoskeletal healthcare is the role of third-party administrators (TPAs) in shaping care through policies that may not align with clinical science. Nowhere is this more evident than in the management of chronic pain. Despite well-established guidelines recognizing chronic pain as a condition requiring ongoing, individualized care, some TPA systems continue to apply acute care medical necessity criteria—expecting rapid resolution, limiting treatment duration, and restricting visit frequency. These frameworks are fundamentally mismatched to the clinical realities of chronic neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

04/28/2026

THE QUIET RESTRICTION ON CHIROPRACTIC CARE – BUNDLING’S EFFECT ON PATIENT OUTCOMES

By: Renee Haberl, DC Reimbursement Committee Member

Most chiropractors go into practice with a clear goal: give the right care, at the right time, for the patient in front of them. But in many third-party administrator (TPA) systems, that goal is being limited by one thing: bundling. Bundling groups services into a single payment. In theory, it can improve efficiency. In practice—especially in chiropractic—it often doesn’t fit how patients actually present. Chiropractic care is not one-size-fits-all. Patients range from simple, short-term cases to complex conditions involving chronic pain, functional loss, and multiple health issues.