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BUILDING A PROFESSION

BUILDING A PROFESSION. FACTS. 60,000 Licensed DCs Members in ACA 18,000, ICA 8,000, WCA 250 ?? undocumented 203,261 Licensed PTs 66,000 Members in APTA 583,000 Licensed MDs 275,000 Members in AMA 1,200 Members in AOA. FACTS. Patients seen by DCs 8% – 27%

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BUILDING A PROFESSION

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  1. BUILDING A PROFESSION

  2. FACTS 60,000 Licensed DCs Members in ACA 18,000, ICA 8,000, WCA 250 ?? undocumented 203,261 Licensed PTs 66,000 Members in APTA 583,000 Licensed MDs 275,000 Members in AMA 1,200 Members in AOA

  3. FACTS Patients seen by DCs 8% – 27% 10,000 Students in Chiropractic College 734 DCs defaulting on Student Loans DCs dropping out of Practice ???

  4. MANAGED CAREDPT’s Greatest Threat? Greatest Opportunity?

  5. GREATEST STRENGTH 110 years making a difference in patient’s lives

  6. GREATEST WEAKNESS Division and Apathy

  7. “How can you expect your Patients to support you, when you do not support your Profession?” ~ John Flynn, D.C.

  8. We can no longer afford to pay the price of being uninformed and not being proactive.

  9. We are where we are today, because of choices we have made. Charles De Gaulle once said, “Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself.”.

  10. We become what we think about! ~ Earl Nightingale The Strangest Secret

  11. This profession is where it is today because of what we think about individually and collectively.

  12. It is amazing what has been accomplished over the past 10-15 years through ACA’s leadership and tireless efforts on behalf of the Chiropractic Profession.

  13. WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THE ACA? • Would we have a coding rep on the AMA coding committee? • Would we have the FEHBP inclusion? • Would we have the option of treating Medicare patients without first taking x-rays? • Would we have representation on the CPT/RUC? • Would we have DC’s in the DoD treating active Military personnel?

  14. WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THE ACA? • Would we have DC’s treating veterans at VA facilities? • Would we have DC’s treating Congressmen, Senators or perhaps the President in Washington, D.C.? • Would we have been able to raise over $9 million for legal battles fought on behalf of chiropractic?

  15. WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THE ACA? • Would we have DoD and VA Oversight Committee? • Would we have a presence in Washington and a PAC strength that surpasses associations that are quadruple our size? • Who would lead and speak for the chiropractic profession and protect your right to provide the chiropractic service? • Would we have the Public Relations Outreach?

  16. However, We can not do it without members and their support. It takes numbers and dollars to build a profession.

  17. Membership, your membership, is critical for our continued efforts on your behalf and those of the profession.

  18. DUES $$ AT WORK

  19. Round trip airfare to Washington D.C. $166 - $422 Hotel in Washington D.C. for 1 week $390 - $1400

  20. Stand Up And Be Counted

  21. Membership Special Sign-up now! Just $550 per year or EZ Pay $50/mo. (1st month free) Be a part of the solution and the future of chiropractic … Join the ACA today!

  22. WE CAN NOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU!!!!

  23. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?

  24. CAN ONE PERSON MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Rosa Lee Parks 1913 - 2005

  25. Credits www.nytimes.com www.acatoday.com www.nightingale.com www.chiropractic.org www.fsbpt.org http://stats.bls.gov www.apta.org www.aoassn.org JACA July 2004 www.travelocity.com PT - Magazine’s “For Your Health” October 2005 issue Beal Systems, LLC Daryl D. Wills, D.C., ACA Membership Whip

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