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Professional Unification
Better together?
The 2000′s has been a time of significant change for the chiropractic community. One of the more interesting to me is the increasing occurance of state chiropractic associations unifying. Just last month Virginia’s Virginia Chiropractic Association and the Virginia Chiropractic Society (which had a great Acronym, VSC!), unified, and more states are considering similiar moves.
My question to you. Do you feel that unification of straight and mixer chiropractic associations is a good idea, for either the state or national level? Please comment.
In my personal opinion, I think this is a great idea. I believe that our professions biggest enemy is ourselves, not MDs, the government, or insurance… gasp! I know our profession has its significant differences, but really we should provide a unified front for the community. Look at the AMA, they are an increadibly diverse group or individuals and opinions, and believe me they argue in house, but they speak to the population as a unified force. If as a profession we were to band together, I feel we would finally be able to exercise some power in government and insurance… one group of 70,000 is far more powerful than 4 groups of 18,ooo people.
What are your thoughts? or thots…
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We need to unify, no doubt. The sooner the better. I disagree that we are our own worst enemy. The political wing of the AMA and Big Pharm have been labeling us as quacks who hurt people whenever they can. The insurance companies rarely treat us equitably. All of this is often played out in the public media. Don’t jump so quickly to let them off the hook. My view goes back to 1973. Chiropractors have been dumped on for decades,…. they don’t like us, we are different, sound familiar? I think it’s a turf war, about fear, greed, money, and control of power.