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Article: Ore. chiropractors seeks some relief from WC limits. (workers' compensation) (California & The Western States Supplement)
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- National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management
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- October 7, 1991
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Ore. Chiropractors Seek Some Relief From WC Limits
PORTLAND, Ore.--In response to sweeping new state workers' compensation reforms that have taken a bite out of their business, Oregon chiropractors are scrambling to break into the field of managed care.
The largest such effort is being orchestrated by the Oregon Chiropractic Physicians Association (OCPA), which represents 400 members statewide.
The association recently formed an independent physicians organization (IPA) that will operate along the lines of a preferred provider organization, said OCPA Executive Director Julie Young. The new group, which will function as a separate, non-profit ...