Alan M. Immerman

Alan M. Immerman, D.C.
ACS President and
Executive Director
(Since 1991)

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MISSION STATEMENT
Advance the Interests of Arizona Chiropractors

The Arizona Chiropractic Society (ACS) is a non-profit state association for Arizona chiropractors founded in 1991. ACS works to enforce the critically important chiropractic insurance equality laws, to strengthen and protect chiropractic, to represent the profession in the Arizona Legislature, to make needed changes in health insurance law and personal injury laws and litigation, provide information regarding claims denials, IMEs, low speed impacts, and biomechanical issues, advise doctors who have had Chiropractic Board complaints and provide personal advice to chiropractors. Read what other Arizona chiropractors have written about ACS here.

 


ATTENTION STATE LEGISLATORS!

The chiropractic profession has one message for you this year:

"Chiropractors are part of the solution and we have the evidence to prove it." Just click here to see how we can help solve rising health care costs in Arizona with our low technology, natural health care approach.  


REBUTTAL REPORTS TO LOW SPEED IMPACT EXPERTS 

ACS now supplies expert reports to rebut defense low speed impact experts from Biodynamic Research Corporation (BRC) at www.brconline.com of San Antonio, TX along with local Arizona defense experts such as Joseph Peles, PhD and Robert Anderson. Click here for more information. 


ACHIEVEMENTS FOR ARIZONA CHIROPRACTORS

Since 1991, ACS and its President Alan M. Immerman, D.C. have enacted four insurance equality laws, fostered an atmosphere of "live and let live" in the chiropractic community, reigned in excesses by the Chiropractic Board, passed a vastly improved health care lien law, worked with the State of Arizona Department of Insurance to enforce existing laws, and more....

 

Support ACS Corporate Members

Click here to learn how to become a Corporate Member -- Platinum, Gold and Silver Levels Available

ACS posts listing of Corporate Members and Sponsors here and Online Classifieds here. Our Corporate Members offer great services and products and they support Arizona chiropractors. 


Pincus & Associates, PC and Pincus & Lespron, PC: excellence in personal injury law. Click here for the firm's website.

Standard X-Ray: x-ray services and supplies. Website: Call Lisa Dionisio at 602-275-3344 or to www.standardxrayaz.com.

Scottsdale Medical Imaging (SMIL): medical imaging with MD and DC reports. Ten locations. For order forms, call/email John Freeman at 480.425.5091 or JFreeman@eSMIL.com.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America: full service cancer hospital with naturopathic and chiropractic care. For more information, patients can call 800-234-9113 or go to CTCA - Cancer Hospitals & Cancer Treatment Centers.com.

Team Motion X-Ray: mobile digital motion x-ray to objectively document ligament instability. Visit Teammotionxray.com and call 602-694-5014 for a demonstration.

Custom X-Ray Equipment Sales & Service: The Arizona Chiropractic X-Ray Solution Since 1968. Call 602-439-3100 or 800-230-9729. www.customxray.com

ChiroFutures Malpractice Program: Securing the future, managing your risk. Comprehensive coverage, competitive rates, best value. Contact: www.chirofutures.org or 800.219.9090. Key administrator is Dr. Matt McCoy.

The Nielsen Law Firm, PLLC -- Aggressive Legal Advocacy: Yuri Nielsen, Esq., 310 S. 4th St., Ste. 1401, Phoenix, AZ 85004. Call (602) 257-7535. Webpage: www.personal-injury-attorney-arizona.com.

Patient Builders, Inc. - New Patient Marketing For Chiropractors: The Solution to the New Patient Dilemma! We deliver new patients to your door when you want them! Call 480-756-9377 or email info@patientbuilders.net.

Dr. Tallman NMD Prolotherapy: Naturopathic medicine. Contact the office at 480-922-1101 or www.drtallman.com for more information.


Click here to learn how to become an ACS Corporate Member -- Platinum, Gold and Silver Levels Available

To see the sizes and costs of Corporate ads in the ACS newsletter and online, click here. The deadline for placing an ad is the 28th of the month preceding publication. Call ACS at (602) 368-9496 or send an email to ACS@AZChiropractors.org to place an ad.

Breaking News and Updates


BREAKING NEWS 01/14/12: Urgent Action Required! ACS to support HB 2312 in Arizona Legislature which would force ADOI to enforce chiropractic insurance equality law and only allow Arizona licensed DCs to review claims from Arizona chiropractors. Click here to read full bill and here to read instructions for what you need to do now to get this bill passed.

BREAKING NEWS 01/14/12: Get Paid Chiro Systems with Dr. Geoffrey Ricchio returns to Phoenix on Feb. 11th to teach you how to get paid by difficult insurers and how to develop alternative sources of income. Past attendees rave about these seminars. Click here for more information and definitely plan to attend.

BREAKING NEWS 01/10/12: ACS releases all new Jan. 2012 eNewsletter. Governor appoints chief BCBS lobbyist as health policy advisor. Dec. 13th press conference exposing ADOI great success. Fallacy of BCBS arguments revealed in pro/con format. Read these stories and much more by clicking here for the full 8 page color PDF newsletter.

BREAKING NEWS 12/21/11: ACS releases powerful two minute video (see below) clearly explaining alleged lawbreaking by BCBS, ADOI and ASH. Check out the Facebook and Twitter pages and links for extensive information.

BREAKING NEWS 12/14/11: ACS December 2011 eNewsletter calls on Governor Brewer to either force ADOI Director to enforce the chiropractic insurance equality law or fire her. Read Open Letter to Governor, all about new ACS PR firm Rose+Moser+Allyn , and much more in the newsletter by clicking here.

BREAKING NEWS 12/14/11: Press Conference on Dec. 13th a great success in exposing ADOI, BCBS and ASH. Click here to read full report including links to newspaper articles and TV videos. Click here to read Dr. Immerman's speech. Click here to read Media Release from Rose+Moser+Allyn PR firm.

BREAKING NEWS 11/10/11: ADOI lawsuit brief filed with Arizona Court of Appeals by attorney David Abney (click to read case history). Read brief by clicking here. ADOI will lose its argument that when there are violations of insurance laws the Director has no duty to act. This legally baseless ADOI claim was made in Superior Court, click here for transcript and see page 16.

BREAKING NEWS 10/17/11: October 2011 eNewsletter exposes that refund demands are widespread but ACS has solutions. Read these stories and much more by clicking here.

KEY DOCUMENTS FOR YOUR PRACTICE:  11.3 – Letter to fight refund demands. If you receive a refund demand, contact ACS to work on strategy. 34.1 -- Who Can an ARS 33-931 Lien Be Enforced Against, by ACS PI attorney Steve Pincus.  Also: New lien forms for health insurers that refuse to honor assignments of benefits so checks are sent to the doctor. New liens grant more rights than county liens plus work in UM/UIM cases. See Member Benefits page, #37-39.

Most Read: Newsletter from MedicoLegal Services with reference for the best literature review journal study about biomechanics and injury mechanisms of whiplash. Click here for newsletter.

Most Read: Arizona Republic publishes front page article about insurance equality lawsuit against ADOI. Click here and here to read the article.

Most Read: Chiropractors and patient, backed by ACS, filed a lawsuit against the ADOI alleging failure to enforce the chiropractic insurance equality law. Click here and here and here to read the lawsuit documents. The attorneys behind the lawsuit are David Abney and Frederick R. Berry, Jr., foremost in their field in Arizona. Click here and here to read their list of prominent cases. Click here to read Mr. Berry's letter to the Attorney General.

Most Read: ACS offers members group medical, life, dental and vision programs. The group health insurance is guaranteed-issue which means no medical questions asked! PPO and HMO options for employees and families. High quality Arizona insurer. Call ACS at 602-368-9496 for more information.

Most Read: Watch live testimony from the Legislature on 02/16/09 as Dr. Immerman argues that committee should include chiropractic in health insurance. Click here to see video from Legislative archives. Dr. Immerman begins at the 50:30 minute mark -- advance the cursor.


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Alan M. Immerman, D.C.
President and Executive Director
 

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Administrative Assistant

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