U.S. Chiropractic Care (USC) provides health plans, TPAs and self insured employers a no cost chiropractic management program that brings value and claims cost savings to the plan, clients, and enrollees. USC is also dedicated to bringing substantial marketing value to its network providers, administering quality chiropractic care at reasonable reimbursement levels.

USC is a service company founded and managed by experienced executives in the Complementary and Alternative Medicine industry to serve and capitalize upon the need to control costs, manage chiropractic benefits and bring value to the practices of our network providers.

USC’s clientele are small to mid-sized administrators and health plans, as well as self-funded/self-insured companies, Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO), Third Party Administrators (TPA), Administrative Service Organizations (ASO), and other Managed Care Organizations (MCO). USC applies its services to help those clients attain cost savings in chiropractic benefits. The company contracts with qualified doctors of chiropractic throughout the United States.

Andrew Aho is director and President of U.S. Chiropractic Care, Inc. He has fifteen years of managed care experience in the complementary medicine industry. In 1987, he helped develop one of the nation’s largest chiropractic management companies, serving in development, sales and marketing, and operational positions. Mr. Aho has successfully sold and implemented chiropractic managed care and CAM internet solutions to some of the largest health plans in the country, including national and local health plans, as well as to various regional plans and TPAs. Mr. Aho served as Vice President of Managed Care for the American Chiropractic Association (ACA). He has lectured and written numerous articles on the subject of chiropractic, CAM, and managed care. Mr. Aho received a degree from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in Urban Studies and Geography.

M. Gary Banwart serves as founder, director and CEO of U.S. Chiropractic Care, Inc., a national chiropractic managed healthcare company. In 1986, he began his participation in the managed healthcare industry by assisting in the formulation of a midwestern preferred provider organization. His first encounter with the insurance industry was with the Prudential Insurance Company, where he developed a broad base of experience in the insurance business. His experience further led him into the management field as a regional vice-president and presented him with many sales achievement honors and awards. During that time he then became affiliated with several types of insurance companies including independent, captive, as well as newly formed. Mr. Banwart has a B.A. degree in Business Administration with a major in marketing and several supporting minors from Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.

Lawrence, Kansas (administrative and claims processing)

White Bear Lake, Minnesota (management and sales)