On September 21, the House Ways and Means Committee held a markup that included the Mental Health Access Improvement Act (H.R. 432) . Here is a link to the markup of the Ways and Means Committee: https://waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/markups/markup-worker-and-family-support-and-health...
Over the last 15 years the Mental Health Access Improvement Act (S. 828 and H.R. 432) has been introduced in Congress which would codify marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors as approved and recognized providers in the Medicare program in order to receive reimbursement...
For more information go to https://www.amhca.org/advocacy/mentalhealthreform Expansion of Medical and Behavioral Health Services The American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) promotes the expansion of medical and behavioral health services that are also included in the ten...
Mental Health Reform Paper.pdf
AMHCA released a major report today on the number of Americans reporting mental health distress over the last few months. Please see our new study – Beyond the Perfect Storm – How Racism, Covid-19, and Economic Meltdown Imperil Our Mental Health – https://www.amhca.org/publications...
CLICK 'DOWNLOAD' BELOW FOR YOUR FREE REPORT AMHCA released a major report on the number of Americans reporting mental health distress over the last few months. Please see our new study – Beyond the Perfect Storm – How Racism, Covid-19, and Economic Meltdown Imperil Our Mental Health. ...
PerfectStorm-FINAL-1.pdf
Our hearts go out to the families and friends whose loved on es were killed or injured in the latest shooting in Las Vegas. It is hard to imagine the incredible grief many are feeling. H ow many times are we going to start an article with those words until we address the problem...
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There has been a widely recognized workforce shortage in the field of behavioral health for many years. It involves both specialty-level providers in mental health and addiction services as well as primary care providers who frequently are needed to respond to the physical health needs of...
ACPCWorkforceIssuesNov2014.pdf
Today the U.S. House is expected to take up the 21st Century Cures Act, legislation to increase funding for NIH research and to fight opioid abuse. President Barack Obama and a broad bi-partisan group of legislators support the bill, which has become very lengthy and potentially a source of...
There’s a lot of talk, but little action taking place in Washington this week as the city shifts to unified GOP leadership for the coming year. Following are some of the key issues AMHCA is tackling. Mental health parity threatened by repeal of the ACA? AMHCA members may recall the...
Where has all the discussion gone about gun violence and mental illness these days? Actually it is more a pronouncement than a question. You wouldn’t know from this political primary season that – since the first of the year – we have had 8000 gun violence deaths and rapidly counting. During...
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