AMHCA Legislative Alert–Medicare!!

Posted on March 20, 2013 by VTMHCA Admin

KAREN LANGER posted the following topic

LEGISLATIVE ALERT-Medicare

New Legislation to Cover Mental Health Counseling Under Medicare
Co-Sponsors Needed-Contact Your Senators
On March 14, 2013, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and John Barrasso (R-WY) reintroduced Medicare legislation covering the services of mental health counselors (MHCs) and marriage and family therapists (MFTs) under part B of the Medicare program. The time to promote Medicare recognition of MHCs and MFTs is now. Urge your U.S. Senators to support S.562, which would authorize MHCs and MFTs to be paid by Medicare for outpatient mental health services to beneficiaries. View the bill text and sponsor introductory comments in the Congressional Record (page S1853). Continue reading →

AMHCA Annual Conference, Washington D.C.

Posted on March 6, 2013 by VTMHCA Admin

The American Mental Health Counselors Association Annual Meeting is July 18-20, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Continue reading →

Legislative Update from AMHCA: Medicare Provider Status Legislation 2013

Posted on January 7, 2013 by VTMHCA Admin

What Next for Medicare Provider Status Legislation in 2013?

January 7, 2013 – A new Congress has just begun and all legislation must begin the legislative process anew. This means the Medicare provider status bill for mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists from the last Congress, S.604, has expired and new legislation must be introduced. AMHCA and its coalition partners have already met with our lead sponsors (Sens. Wyden, D-OR and Barrasso, R-WY), and they plan to reintroduce it, perhaps in late March. AMHCA will update members on the status of reintroduction as soon as we have more information to share. Continue reading →