JULY 1998
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
David Brown:
Mr. Brown has been working diligently on added savings for 991 OSCA members. Currently the
OSCA has entered into a contract with a phone company who will charge OSCA members 7
cents a minute for all long distance phone numbers. Mr. Brown is also formulating group rating
insurance programs for Workers' Compensation. Board Meetings will take place on every
second Thursday of every third month.
LEGISLATIVE FRONT
Keith Brooks:
Legislatures are looking at legislation pertaining to managed care however this legislation falls
behind legislation for school funding. The General Assembly is not in session at this time
therefore it is a excellent opportunity for our members to speak to their legislatures in their home
environment. In other word schmooz em! Talk to them about their constituents (your patient's)
problems which they are encountering with the managed care system. Remember chiropractic is
non-partisan. Speak to them about PARCA and Anthem Get thing to Bob Taft and Lee Fisher
about PARCA point of service. Talk to them about things that are good for our patient's. Get
comfortable about managed care. Get in touch with of Litie and brooks for updates. Key DC's
get off your butts. You have to educate these legislatures about chiropractic including our
education. Don't forget these may be new legislatures and may know nothing about chiropractic.
Tell them your personal frustrations with regard to your patients not being able to receive care
from the physician of their choice.
Dan Litie:
Value (cash)
Fund raiser for Ross Boggs treated by Norm Gleckler, DC
Fedorko and Oslegar
Patient's Bill of Rights
Otto Battie is introducing legislation which enable your patient's to continue to see you even
though their employer purchased a new insurance program which you are not a member.
Legislatures very receptive when not in session get to them now.
Sherman and Litie met with the dept. of insurance about Anthem. Anthem is now meeting with
house of insurance about dropping seniors from HMO Medicare.
Brown and Litie working with chiro who did not send in his money for his licence. The OSCA
saved him 1000 in fines.
STATE LEGISLATION
C-PAC 8 dollars a month gives 93000 to C-PAC
Care Works meeting coming up.
British Medical Journal Gordan Waldel
New PR chairman Dr. Frame
OLD BUSINESS
Anthem
Bob Fadalla of Anthem returned the call from Mr, Brown and told him that they did review the
60 items which were sent however, no call was returned. The next step is to obtain Anthem
contracts from our doc's patient. At this time if you have any Anthem patients get their contracts
or copies of it and send it to Sherman. His address is:
Robert P. Sherman, J.D.
37 West Broad Street, Suite 785
Columbus, Ohio 43215
At this time Anthem lists chiropractic as a supplemental form of service and not a basic service.
To change this our docs must contact their legislatures and advise them of this if Anthem
receives word from legislatures they may turn things around. So far most legislatures do not
know any thing about this.
Still other steps that must be taken before any civil action can be made against Anthem are as
follows:
Department of insurance must be notified
then the Department of human services must be notified
then a Temporary Restraining Order may be applied for.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SPINAL MANIPULATION
This topic was discussed at great length and will continue possibly at the convention.
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