February 2006: WSCA mourns the loss of two influential members of the chiropractic community

Two unrelated events have taken the lives of two well respected members of the chiropractic community. WSCA mourns the untimely loss of these two friends and supporters of chiropractic.

Dr. David Jones of Spokane, WA was a past member of the Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission. He was recently killed while vacationing in Florida.

Beth Gibson, wife of long time WSCA member Dr. Darryl Gibson of Seattle, recently passed from a lung disease. Beth was a true friend of chiropractic, and worked very closely with the WSCA.

Beth Gibson’s memorial service was held Saturday, February 18 at 9 am in Seattle at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.

David's funeral was held Friday, February 24, at 2 pm in Spokane at Opportunity Presbyterian Church. Dr. Terry Lawson gave the Eulogy.

David and Beth will be greatly missed.

February 2006: WSCA Board Appoints COCSA Rep to chair CCGPP (Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters) Committee

At the 2/11/06 board meeting, the WSCA Board of Directors appointed Dr. Bill Pratt, COCSA Representative, as chair of the committee to review the chapters of the CCGPP Best Practice documents. Each chapter written will be sent to state associations for review. Dr. Pratt is seeking volunteers to participate on the WSCA's review of this document. Please contact the WSCA at 206-878-6055 if interested. CCGPP is also requesting feedback from individual chiropractors, patients and other stakeholders. Each chapter will have approximately 45-60 days for review. Your input is valuable! Visit the CCGPP web site for contact information.

Novermber 2005: Insurance Commissioner and Secretary of Department of Health Deny Rule Making Petitions

September of this year the WSCA filed 8 rule-making petitions with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC), and we cross-filed three of them with the Department of Health (DOH). Both state agencies had 60 days to respond to our petitions and either accept, modify or deny. In early November we received responses from both state agencies. Read more >>

September 2005: Washington State Chiropractors Petition the Insurance Commissioner for Relief

SeaTac, Wash., Sept. 12 — Citing "the growing threat to our patients and our profession," the Washington State Chiropractic Association (WSCA) announced today that it has petitioned Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to stop some insurance companies from discriminating against the chiropractic profession. Read more >>

8/1/05 Premera Fee Schedule Change Notice to Chiropractors

On Monday, August 1, 2005, the WSCA learned through its members that Premera Blue Cross has decreased the payment for chiropractic services. WSCA has contacted Premera Blue Cross to voice concern about two things. First, the lack of notice to WSCA regarding this change in a timely manner; and second, lack of requested input from WSCA in an effort to avoid having to decrease the fee schedule. Read more >>

Letter Sent from WSCA to Premera Blue Cross 8/30/05