Practice Update
November 23, 2009 | Vol. 6, No. 11
In the Spotlight
Final Medicare fee schedule rule is a mixed bag for psychology
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' final rule on the 2010 fee schedule includes decisions regarding Medicare payment for psychologists
Practitioner Resources
- 2010 Medicare payment changes: Questions and answers
Learn how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid final fee schedule rule affects you - Federal parity law is on verge of implementation
A new law requiring parity for mental health and addiction services takes effect on January 1, 2010 - FTC delays enforcement of Red Flags Rule until June 2010
In October, the House passed a bill exempting certain psychology practices from the Red Flags Rule - Make sure your password complies with new security guidelines required by APA
The new APA and APA Practice Organization Web sites will allow you to access everything with a single sign-on - November Capitol Hill wrap-up
Congress makes headway on reimbursement, the sustainable growth rate payment formula and other issues important to psychologists - APA Stress Survey: Children are more stressed than parents realize
For the first time, APA's Stress in America survey included results of a survey of young people on what causes their stress and how that stress manifests itself - Stress survey makes the TV news and the Twittersphere
APA's 2009 survey reached 28 million people around the globe
From the Field
- Report on APA parent education program finds positive impact
APA's Practice assists a D.C. Superior Court program that offers parenting seminars for parents initiating custody disputes - Call for comments on revision of hospital privileges guidelines
APA's Board of Professional Affairs seeks input from members and the public
