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 essential benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). AMHCA advocates for inclusion of Clinical Mental Health Counselors (CMHCs)
Support for health care reform is waning. Let legislators know you want health care reform and expanded Medicare mental health access, by having Congress pass Medicare LMHC eligibility provisions. 1.25.10 Alexandria, VA - January 22, 2010 - In the wake of Scott Browns ascendancy to the late Edward M. Kennedys Massachusetts Senate seat, Senate supporters of health care reform lack the 60 seats necessary to surmount a filibuster by health care reform opponents. To remain viable, health care reform will assume a new shape
WIth historic passage of health reform, AMHCA continues push for LMHC Medicare eligibility 3.26.10 Decades after numerous U.S. presidents, beginning with Theodore Roosevelt, have sought to reform Americaís healthcare system, President Obama has laid a foundation for significant reform of Americaís healthcare system
Senate Health Reform Package Falters, Failing to Include Medicare Recognition of LMHCs On Wednesday, November 18, 2009, Senator Reid unveiled the Senate's health care reform package. It fails to expand mental health access by making LMHCs eligible as outpatient Medicare mental health providers. 11.20.09 This past Wednesday Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D-NV), unveiled the Senate's health care reform package
Topics included prospects for mental health and Medicare reforms coming out of the Committee later this year
Passage of House Health Care Bill: A Step Closer to LMHC Medicare Reimbursement On November 7, 2009, the House passed its health care reform bill, H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. This bill includes Medicare reimbursement for LMHCs. 11.10.09 At 11:15 pm on Saturday, November 7, 2009, the United States House of Representatives passed a health care reform bill. For years passage of an omnibus health care reform bill had eluded any body of Congress
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 persons with behavioral health conditions. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), in 2013, 77 million Americans live in areas that are not adequately served by substance abuse or mental health professionals, the majority of which are rural and remote
ACPCWorkforceIssuesNov2014.pdf
Under the changing health care landscape, clinical mental health counselors (CMHCs) and other mental health providers now have the opportunity to integrate behavioral health metrics into measurement systems across payers. This is especially true as purchasers and payers are implementing integrated care delivery systems and payment reform strategies, especially efforts emanating from the Affordable Care Act such as accountable care organizations (ACOs)
Quality and Performance Measures Brief - Final.pdf
House Introduces Final Health Care Reform Bill with LMHC Medicare Eligibility The House has introduced its final health care reform bill, H.R. 3962. Among the many pro-mental health provisions in the bill is Medicare eligibility for licensed mental health counselors