PCA June President’s Address: Insurance Updates, Sports Chiropractic Progress, and University Partnerships

In this June President’s Address on Spinal Chat, Pennsylvania Chiropractic Association President Dr. Kris Arnold shares updates on insurance and advocacy efforts, sports chiropractic, and university relationships. He reports that Highmark’s newly rejected codes are not chiropractic-specific, while UPMC has not clarified its denied code set, and he urges precise billing and coding. He notes that Highmark’s Helion system is now updated so Medicare Advantage plans billing only 9894 codes no longer need authorization, though commercial plans and additional modalities still require full authorization. Dr. Arnold highlights PCA insurance resources, including the website insurance help button and the on-demand PCCI coding and ...