Missouri Chiropractic Physicians Association

b.Lobbying Activities to Support the Legislative Interests of the Members:Lobbying: MCPA contracted a lobbyist consultant, Lynne Schlosser, and paid her $30,500. (Schedule B). Their duties on behalf of the association and its members include monitoring and impacting public policy with emphasis on legislation, regulations and appropriation by acting as lobbyist and spokesperson to the Missouri General Assembly, the Executive Branch and related state agencies. She directs and coordinates the grassroots lobbying efforts of the members of MCPA. The amount of dues income deemed non-deductible on the 2024 dues notices was 100 percent.

Information Services to Educate the Members and the General Public:The MCPA provides information services to its membership and the general public through publications, direct mail campaigns, email newsletters and alerts, webpage information and trade shows.Publications: The MCPA produces a journal, The Missouri Chiropractor, (four issues per year) which is distributed to all Missouri chiropractors. It features articles and case studies related to chiropractic as well as current updates on issues which impact the profession. The income associated with the MCPAs publications from print ad and classified ad sales was $777.50 for 2024. There were no expenditures for 2024 for publications. The MCPA self-publishes the Journal.Email alerts are special messages of a more urgent or critical nature, sometimes intended to solicit a response from the chiropractors. Alerts have been used to indicate legislative action, a change in insurance policy or filing requirements, or changes in state chiropractic relicensing requirements. The alerts are sent to the same recipients as the MCPA newsletters.There is no expenditure for email journals, newsletters and alerts.Website: The MCPA website, www.mcpachiro.org, reaches out to members, non-members, chiropractic patients, suppliers, legislators and the general public. The website is the MCPAs largest presentation of information. It is the MCPAs most complete resource for its audiences and includes information on insurance and Medicare, legislation and political action, legal issues, licensing, continuing education, membership benefits, and auxiliary activities. It also has links to other important state and national websites. The site contains a separate patient side which includes a large Find a Doctor section for patient referral.The income associated with the MCPAs website was $0.00 for 2024. The expenses were $3,425.74. The main MCPA website is managed by MemberClicks.Advertising & Promotion: During 2024, the MCPA did not engage in any major advertising campaigns directed to the general public. Its main promotional efforts were directed toward promoting its own membership (benefits) and seminars (educational opportunities) to chiropractors and developing partnerships (sponsorships) with suppliers through the avenues listed above (Section 3).