Practice Update
April 12, 2012 | Vol. 9, No. 7
Supreme Court holds hearings on the constitutionality of health care reform law
Decisions regarding the individual mandate and Medicaid expansion could impact professional psychology
- Psychotherapy codes survey now complete
Survey data will help determine values for future Medicare reimbursement rates - Psychology mounts further parity challenges to rate cuts
APA Practice Organization and Illinois Psychological Association raise concerns with Illinois Department of Insurance
More From 2012 State Leadership Conference
- State Leadership Conference 2012
The theme of the 2012 SLC recognized the critical role of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in guiding the implementation of health care reform and its ability to shape the professional landscape for psychology as a health care profession. - Using op-eds and letters to the editor to bring psychology to the table
Strategies for getting opinion pieces published
Focus on Guidelines
- Treatment guideline panel for depression is appointed
Group of 11 scientists and clinicians will lead development of APA guideline - APA to establish treatment guideline panels for obesity and PTSD
Nominations invited for two new guideline groups - Call for nominations: Clinical treatment guideline development panel — obesity across the lifespan
Nominations due June 18, 2012 - Call for nominations: Clinical treatment guideline development panel — PTSD across the lifespan
Nominations due June 18, 2012
