From: Dr. Margolies .. 4-20-06
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Postings this week:

Practice for sale in a beautiful office setting in the Hudson Valley, NY .. 
Associate and IC postions available in Whitehall, Lehigh Valley, PA .. 
Associate needed with possible partner buy in Stockbridge, Ga .. DC needs a copy of an 
equitable and honest associate and/or IC contract .. DC is needs maternity 
coverage in Millbrook, NY .. Posture Pro released IRIS 2.0 for digital x-ray 
images .. DC is looking for spine and stand, also subluxation model .. Are you 
successful selling nutrition bars .. Morning Spring for Life seminars at Life 
Chiropractic College West .. Metro Atlanta DC needs someone to reupholster 
Chattanooga tables 

E-mail message this week .. A step back

If you have been reading your e-mails, you probably have been bombarded with appeals 
for us to get active and fight SB 1995. If you have been out of the loop or amongst my 
many overseas readers, SB 1995 is a pending US Senate Bill hoping to transform the 
health care insurance system of the United States. The concept on the surface makes sense, 
provide a haven to save money for the small businessperson by allowing them to purchase 
future insurance plans slimed down to their bare bones. Rather than mandating chiropractic 
coverage, along with some other alternative health care products, employers could pick and 
choose forcing their employees to accept programs not all-inclusive but restrictive in nature, 
eliminating chiropractic care as a choice. To offset many critics, the sponsors of the bill will 
provide a loophole allowing employers to offer expanded policies with additional services, 
such as chiropractic, but only if they wish to and with added employee expenses. The end 
result may be a step backwards in insurance coverage for our profession. 

In 1978, when I graduated from Chiropractic College, the state of Georgia did not have 
inclusive insurance coverage. The majority of policies written within the state left out 
chiropractic care as an offered service leaving the majority of our patients fending for 
themselves and paying out of pocket the entire expense. For all of you caring less and 
happy with your cash plans, and being absent from insurance restrictions, there are far 
more doctors relying on insurance to bolster their patient volume and revenue. For patients 
deciding to utilize chiropractic only if their insurance pays, this will reduce their ability to 
receive their necessary adjustments and strain the relationships between the office and 
themselves. Petty and foolish on the surface, but in reality, true. The concern is not for one 
state but since this will be a federal mandate, all states will enact this as law and the ripple 
effect will be heard everywhere. 

Rather than a screaming Chicken Little with false and misleading fears, the fact that we are 
once again may be delegated to the back of the bus, excuse my analogy, and brushed aside 
along with the millions of patients taking advantage and desiring our services is the concern 
here. We have reached a point in our history where one would have thought that our 
services are required to reduce the wear and tear in all walks of life and our clinical results 
have proven once and for all that our care has lasting and healthy results. But, once again 
our vulnerability shows and our defensive posture has been primed.  

We have a financial concern and objectively our universal stand against this pending bill 
may be looked upon as such. But, more than this we are on the front line of the health and 
wellness of this country and we also see the devastating outcome if millions of people in 
these trying economic times decide whether to fill their tank with expensive oil or get their 
adjustment with way more than their usual insurance co-pay.  

Doctor, whether you are for or against using insurance in your office, we all should be for 
universal rights for our patients. Stepping back to the past is not in anyone¹s interest. We 
need to understand this legislation and put a stop to it or at least a guarantee that primary 
providers, such as chiropractic, be included in any policy, not excluded as an alternative 
elective. Determine who your congressional representatives are and gather their phone 
numbers, e-mail and snail mail addresses. Get involved by visiting the ACA and ICA 
webpages to read the legislation and gather the material and knowledge to both fight it and 
most importanr interest your patient to do the same. This is crucial and now is the time.

Seating back and doing nothing insures a step backwards.   

Have a Great Day

Dr. M

Postings:

Practice for sale in a beautiful office setting in the Hudson Valley, NY:

Practice available for dedicated DC who utilizes low force techniques.  
Please call: 845-853-5222 for more information

Associate and IC postions available in Whitehall, Lehigh Valley, PA: 

Needed immediately Independent Contractor and Associate Doctor Positions.  
Must possess valid PA Chiropractic and Adjunctive Procedure licenses and current 
malpractice insurance policy.  Ind. Cont. position includes building and 
equipment with utilities split. Associate position includes base salary + A/R%. 
For more details on either position, indicate desired position and send 
Curriculum Vitae to: rehabchiro@aol.com.

Associate needed with possible partner buy in Stockbridge, Ga:

Clinic has full time physical therapist and Vax-D which has created a great 
cash flow. The office used electronic medical records systems and a full rehab 
facility. Reply to: drbuchanan@earthlink.net

Associate contract needed:

DC needs a copy of an equitable and honest associate and/or IC contract:
Reply to: abelschiropractic@sbcglobal.net

DC is needs maternity coverage in Millbrook, NY:
Mid June for 9-10 weeks. No coverage services please. Reply to: 

Posture Pro released IRIS 2.0 for digital x-ray images:

IRIS 2.0 allows a DC to use a digital camera to capture their x-ray images or 
any image for that matter, and assign it to a patient for storage, recall, marking, 
printing and sending. Same with video clips. IRIS has full network capabilities 
built-in, and offers more features than image software that comes with the new digital x-ray 
systems. And it's on sale till the end of April. Download a fully working demo from: 
www.posturepro.com/iris.htm

DC is looking for spine and stand, also subluxation model:
Reply to: slyb7 at yahoo.com or call 502-314-7309

Are you successful selling nutrition bars:

If you can write a 1500 word article concerning profiting from selling 
nutrition bars, please reply to: joel3639@aol.com and I will forward it along

Morning Spring for Life seminars at Life Chiropractic College West:

May 11, 8:00am to 12:30pm is a morning of informational and inspirational 
speakers to help you re-energize and charge into Spring with new vigor. This 
year's theme is "Live Life, Love Life, Celebrate Life. Topics range from digital 
motion imaging to quantum chiropractic, from spinal rehab to workers' comp 
strategies, from patient appreciation events to upper cervical adjusting. Offered 
FREE as a service to the profession, but pre-registration is required. More 
information and on-line registration is at: 
http://www.lifewest.org/SPRING4LIFE2006.HTM, or call 800-788-4476, ext. 2420.!" 
Speakers are Dr. Gerry Clum, Dr. Ed Cremata, Dr. Abby Irwin, Dr. Charles Ward, Ms. 
Lisa Bilodeau, Dr. Lisa Covey, Dr. Mark Schillinger, Dr. Joel Alcantara, Dr. Stuart 
Pardee, and Dr. Lou Tiscareño. Questions, reply to: alumni@lifewest.edu

Metro Atlanta DC needs someone to reupholster Chattanooga tables:
Reply to: ARTHC@aol.com