From the American Chiropractic Association:
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has launched a major grassroots campaign to enact federal legislation that would achieve full physician status for doctors of chiropractic in Medicare. The ACA invites all chiropractors and chiropractic patients to consider signing the following petition: "Petition to White House and Members of Congress Give Seniors the Medicare Coverage They Need and Deserve: Full Access to and Reimbursement for Services Provided by Doctors of Chiropractic Studies have shown that essential services provided by doctors of chiropractic (DCs) can help aging Americans live healthier and happier lives, yet every day our nation's seniors are being unjustly denied full access to Medicare covered services by doctors of chiropractic that could improve their quality of life. Why? Because the federal government continues to rely on an antiquated statute that discriminates against Medicare’s chiropractic patients by not covering medically necessary and mandated services delivered by DCs. This needs to stop. Our aging population deserves the best health care this nation has to offer. And research has shown that safe and effective services provided by DCs are a part of the solution. I urge you to pass legislation to correct this inequity in Medicare." To sign this petition, please visit the Chiropractic in Medicare petition webpage.
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The winter storm that has blanketed Peoria with snow is being followed by bitterly cold arctic air. The current forecasts for Wednesday are projecting a high of -1 degree Fehrenheit with a dangerously low wind chill. Be safe!
The Red Cross of Central Illinois has compiled a list of warming centers in Peoria for anyone who needs a place to stay warm: • Salvation Army Sylvia Fites Family Service Building, 414 NE Jefferson Ave. Open during the day, 8:30 a.m - 4:30 p.m. • YWCA Day Center, 826 SW Adams St. Open seven days a week, until 9 pm. • YWCA Emergency Cot Program, 714 Hamilton. • Department of Human Services, 2301 NE Adams St. There is also a site in Pekin: • Department of Human Services, 200 S. 2nd St, Pekin Other locations can be found at the Red Cross of Central Illinois website. Happy healthy holidays and a merry Christmas to all of Peoria!
As we celebrate the holidays, our business hours will be affected this week and next week. The office will be closed from Christmas Eve, opening again on Monday, December 29, then closed again on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Johnson Family Chiropractic of Peoria will continue to be open during our normal business hours on the other regular business days in these two weeks. The schedule will be completely back to normal the week of January 5. In addition, we will be open on Monday, January 19, which is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. Whether you are having a busy season with family or a quiet relaxing time, we wish you well! This is a great time of year, and the Thanksgiving weekend is many people's favorite holiday because it celebrates all the best things in the life. My family has had a tradition of each person around the Thanksgiving dinner table mentioning something that they are thankful for. My simple answer? I'm thankful for chiropractic.
I'm thankful that chiropractic helps bodies heal. I'm thankful that chiropractic is a drugless way to help bodies heal. I'm thankful that the chiropractic profession exists, with outstanding doctors and clinicians and world-renowned professors and researchers. I'm thankful that, through the chiropractic profession, I have been able to come to know so many wonderful people here in Peoria, IL, and throughout the central Illinois region. What are you thankful for? Thanks to all the veterans of our armed forces here in Peoria and in America. Thanks for all of your service, sacrifice, patriotism, and love of our country. We would not be able to enjoy our freedom without the self-giving of so many of you men and women. It is highly appropriate that we remember veterans in the same month that we celebrate Thanksgiving: the two holidays are closely linked in my mind. So, again, a great big "Thank you" to all our local Peoria and Illinois veterans.
And a special thanks goes out to those veterans who are patients here at Johnson Family Chiropractic of Peoria. We're honored to be able to serve you in return! |
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