Earlier this year, KCA’s Medicare Committee submitted a set of questions to CMS about chiropractors treating patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans when the provider isn’t in that plan’s network. We finally got an official, written answer — and it settles several questions members ask us regularly about billing, disclosure, and whether an insurer can force you into its network.
“There but for the grace of God goes John Bradford” — a phrase every doctor should sit with. When a patient walks into your office, they have a right to expect a certain level of care: the Standard of Care. This article breaks down what that legal and clinical concept actually means for doctors of chiropractic in Kansas — the real breaches that trigger it, and the consequences, from malpractice liability to licensure action, that follow when it isn’t met.
Chiropractors across Kansas are increasingly being targeted with ads promoting “turnkey” peptide programs, marketed as fully compliant, simple to implement, and a new revenue stream. It raises an obvious question: can chiropractors in Kansas actually use peptides with their patients? The answer isn’t a simple yes or no — it depends entirely on what you mean by “peptides” and how they’re being used.
