The idea of volunteerism may be the perfect opportunity for your local community. The majority of local nonprofit organizations have increasing needs and a lack of financial resources, manpower, and creative and organizational talent. The health care world is evolving faster than most of us realize. Managed care organizations are swallowing each other up at an alarming rate, creating the groundwork for large monopolies. Even the government is worried.
Large monopolies mean big money.
Big money means strong lobbying and heavy influence in lots of bad places. When that happens, the public health and welfare are usually not paramount on the list of priorities. It's a hungry ocean of predators that view chiropractic as a mere appetizer. For too long, chiropractors have walked on eggshells around the medical community. However, attitudes are evolving, and people are learning the truth about medicine's tools and its failure to make inroads in terms of chronic and degenerative conditions.