Practice Update
APA Practice Organization
March 2008
| Vol.5, No.3
In the Spotlight
Parity legislation achieves historic milestone
In a victory for millions of Americans with mental health and substance use disorders, both chambers of Congress have now passed full mental health parity bills for the first time in U.S. history
Practitioner Resources
- Pay-for-performance trend gathers steam
Experts at the APA Practice Organization's 2008 State Leadership Conference explored pay-for-performance programs as they are being applied to mental health services delivery
From the Field
- Calling on Congress: Ensure patient privacy in health information technology bills
In recent meetings on Capitol Hill, hundreds of psychology leaders called for privacy protections in health information technology legislation, bolstering ongoing legislative advocacy efforts by the APA Practice Organization - Teamwork helps fix Medicare payment glitch in Georgia
Psychologists in Georgia recently noticed that they were being reimbursed by Medicare at a much lower rate than usual, but were able to speedily resolve the issue with the help of APAPO staff
