Chiropractors around the country are gearing up for a
massive grassroots campaign to generate support for House Concurrent Resolution 46,
introduced in March by Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-Ill).
The resolution "express(es) the sense of the Congress regarding chiropractic
health care benefits," reinforces the unique character of chiropractic, and ensures
access to chiropractic care for all Americans, including federal employees.
The resolution was initiated by the World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA) and has won the
support of the American Chiropractic Association, International Chiropractors Association,
Federation of Straight Chiropractors and Organizations, and the Congress of Chiropractic
State Associations.
The wording of the resolution does not exclude any class of chiropractic doctor.
Instead, it emphasizes the need for chiropractic and states clearly that doctors of
chiropractic are the ONLY providers educated and trained to perform chiropractic
adjustments to correct vertebral subluxations. The text of the resolution appears in the
April 2001 issue of The Chiropractic Journal and is available on the
"We worked hard, with input from other groups, to make
sure the resolution would be acceptable to all doctors and that it would benefit the
profession as a whole," stated Terry A. Rondberg, D.C., WCA president. "Because
of this, we hope that every doctor and chiropractic student in the country will join
together in the campaign to win congressional support for this resolution."
The World Chiropractic Alliance has prepared postcards urging congressional
representatives to co-sponsor the resolution and is supplying the cards in packs of 100 --
free of charge -- to any doctor requesting them.
Doctors will also receive a special information flyer to post in their office or
reprint and distribute to patients.
When they receive the packet, doctors need only fill in the name of the representative
from their district on the address side of the card and make the cards available to staff
members and patients. The WCA will supply the district number and representative's name
with the postcards, or doctors can look up that information online based on zip code from www.congress.org.
Since it's acceptable to send more than one letter or postcard on a single issue,
patients should be encouraged to sign a postcard every time they come into the office.
Doctors and staff members should also send at least one each month until the resolution
passes.
The more representatives who sign on as co-sponsors, the more likely the resolution is
to be approved by the House as a whole.
Postcards and explanatory flyers can be requested from via e-mail -- OR -- by faxing
480/732-9313 -- OR -- by mail request to: 2950 N. Dobson Rd. #1, Chandler, AZ 85224.
