INTERNATIONAL CHIROPRACTORS ASSOCIATION

Raising awareness of the benefit of chiropractic care in all federal programs and federally funded health care programs. Raising awareness of the importance of whole person health research in those who receive regular chiropractic care. Supporting an the preservation of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health at the NIH with an expansion of research budget to advance whole person health research and other non-drug complementary, integrative, and other lifestyle and natural approaches to health promotion.

Importance of access to chiropractic care for veterans and veteran's family members; improvement of community care coverage access and reimbursement. Preservation and expansion of Whole Health Program and inclusion of chiropractic system-wide.

Importance of research into benefit of regular chiropractic care for members of the military and their families. Importance of access to regular chiropractic care system wide in the military.

Seeking improvements to Medicare so that patients who seek chiropractic care treated fairly with reimbursement for standard of care services (exams and x-rays) and includes chiropractic in the 'private contracting' provision with all other physician providers.

Importance of adequate funding for chiropractic research to expand the knowledge base and support policy decision making.