BUILDING A BUILDING A PROFESSIONPROFESSION

FACTSFACTS60,000 Licensed DCs60,000 Licensed DCs

Members in ACA 18,000, ICA 8,000, Members in ACA 18,000, ICA 8,000, WCA 250 ?? undocumentedWCA 250 ?? undocumented

203,261 Licensed PTs203,261 Licensed PTs66,000 Members in APTA66,000 Members in APTA

583,000 Licensed MDs583,000 Licensed MDs275,000 Members in AMA275,000 Members in AMA

1,200 Members in AOA1,200 Members in AOA

FACTSFACTS Patients seen by DCs 8% – 27%Patients seen by DCs 8% – 27%

10,000 Students in Chiropractic College10,000 Students in Chiropractic College

734 DCs defaulting on Student Loans734 DCs defaulting on Student Loans

DCs dropping out of Practice ???DCs dropping out of Practice ???

MANAGED CAREMANAGED CAREDPT’sDPT’s

Greatest Threat?Greatest Threat?

Greatest Opportunity?Greatest Opportunity?

GREATEST GREATEST STRENGTHSTRENGTH

110 years making a 110 years making a difference in patient’s livesdifference in patient’s lives

GREATEST GREATEST WEAKNESSWEAKNESS

Division Division

and and

ApathyApathy

““How can you expect your How can you expect your Patients to support you, Patients to support you, when you do not support when you do not support your Profession?”your Profession?”

~ John Flynn, ~ John Flynn, D.C.D.C.

We can no longer afford We can no longer afford to pay the price of being to pay the price of being

uninformed and not uninformed and not being proactive.being proactive.

We are where we are We are where we are today, because of today, because of

choices we have made.choices we have made.

Charles De Gaulle once said, Charles De Gaulle once said, “Faced with crisis, the man of “Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on character falls back on himself.”.himself.”.

We become what we think about!

~ Earl Nightingale

The Strangest Secret

This profession is where This profession is where it is today because of it is today because of what we think about what we think about

individually and individually and collectively.collectively.

It is amazing what has been It is amazing what has been accomplished over the past accomplished over the past 10-15 years through ACA’s 10-15 years through ACA’s

leadership and tireless leadership and tireless efforts on behalf of the efforts on behalf of the

Chiropractic Profession.Chiropractic Profession.

WHERE WOULD WE BE WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THE ACA?WITHOUT THE ACA?

1.1. Would we have a coding rep on the AMA Would we have a coding rep on the AMA coding committee?coding committee?

2.2. Would we have the FEHBP inclusion?Would we have the FEHBP inclusion?3.3. Would we have the option of treating Would we have the option of treating

Medicare patients without first taking x-rays?Medicare patients without first taking x-rays?4.4. Would we have representation on the Would we have representation on the

CPT/RUC?CPT/RUC?5.5. Would we have DC’s in the DoD treating Would we have DC’s in the DoD treating

active Military personnel?active Military personnel?

WHERE WOULD WE BE WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THE ACA?WITHOUT THE ACA?

6.6. Would we have DC’s treating veterans at VA Would we have DC’s treating veterans at VA facilities?facilities?

7.7. Would we have DC’s treating Congressmen, Would we have DC’s treating Congressmen, Senators or perhaps the President in Senators or perhaps the President in Washington, D.C.?Washington, D.C.?

8.8. Would we have been able to raise over $9 Would we have been able to raise over $9 million for legal battles fought on behalf of million for legal battles fought on behalf of chiropractic?chiropractic?

WHERE WOULD WE BE WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THE ACA?WITHOUT THE ACA?

9.9. Would we have DoD and VA Oversight Would we have DoD and VA Oversight Committee?Committee?

10.10. Would we have a presence in Washington and a Would we have a presence in Washington and a PAC strength that surpasses associations that are PAC strength that surpasses associations that are quadruple our size?quadruple our size?

11.11. Who would lead and speak for the chiropractic Who would lead and speak for the chiropractic profession and protect your right to provide the profession and protect your right to provide the chiropractic service?chiropractic service?

12.12. Would we have the Public Relations Outreach?Would we have the Public Relations Outreach?

However,However,We can not do it We can not do it

without members and without members and their support.their support.

It takes numbers and It takes numbers and dollars to build a dollars to build a

profession.profession.

Membership, Membership, your your membershipmembership, is critical , is critical

for our continued efforts for our continued efforts on your behalf and those on your behalf and those

of the profession.of the profession.

DUES $$ AT WORK DUES $$ AT WORK $600$600 $50$50

ACA NEWSACA NEWS $89.77$89.77 $7.48$7.48

JMPTJMPT $29.42$29.42 $2.45$2.45

MEMBER SERVICES & MEMBER SERVICES & RECRUITMENTRECRUITMENT

$165.10$165.10 $13.76$13.76

HOD MEETINGSHOD MEETINGS $50.68$50.68 $4.22$4.22

BOGBOG $24.13$24.13 $2.01$2.01

GOVT. RELATIONSGOVT. RELATIONS $70.32$70.32 $5.86$5.86

INSURANCE RELATIONSINSURANCE RELATIONS $78.75$78.75 $6.56$6.56

WFCWFC $7.50$7.50 $.63$.63

COMMUNICATIONS & PRCOMMUNICATIONS & PR $76.51$76.51 $6.38$6.38

Round trip airfare to Washington D.C.Round trip airfare to Washington D.C.

$166 - $422$166 - $422

Hotel in Washington D.C. for 1 weekHotel in Washington D.C. for 1 week

$390 - $1400$390 - $1400

Stand Up And Stand Up And Be CountedBe Counted

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Be a part of the solution and the future ofBe a part of the solution and the future of chiropractic … Join the ACA today!chiropractic … Join the ACA today!

WE CAN NOT DO WE CAN NOT DO IT WITHOUT IT WITHOUT

YOU!!!!YOU!!!!

WHAT ARE WHAT ARE YOUYOU THINKING THINKING ABOUT?ABOUT?

CAN ONE PERSON MAKE A CAN ONE PERSON MAKE A DIFFERENCE?DIFFERENCE?

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CreditsCreditswww.nytimes.comwww.nytimes.comwww.acatoday.comwww.acatoday.com

www.nightingale.comwww.nightingale.comwww.chiropractic.orgwww.chiropractic.org

www.fsbpt.orgwww.fsbpt.orghttp://stats.bls.gov http://stats.bls.gov

www.apta.orgwww.apta.orgwww.aoassn.orgwww.aoassn.orgJACA July 2004JACA July 2004

www.travelocity.comwww.travelocity.comPT - Magazine’s “For Your Health” October 2005 issuePT - Magazine’s “For Your Health” October 2005 issue

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