CMS releases 2024 Medicare Fee Schedule final rule
November 17, 2023
The 2024 Physician Fee Schedule final rule, released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, includes continued reimbursement of telehealth services, new billing codes, and positive changes to caregiver codes.
As the largest professional association of psychologists in the world, and the leading source for scientific knowledge, APA is uniquely well-suited to improve, promote, and apply psychological science in ways that will prepare our discipline to fulfill its potential. APA Services, Inc. is APA’s partner organization devoted to advocacy on behalf of APA members.
This page is divided into sections summarizing how APA and APA Services are elevating science: on the Hill, in the lab, on the career path, across the field, in the public, and in the world. Learn how our work is helping psychological scientists and how you can get involved.
Important news for psychologists about proposed changes in Medicare for 2024.
Date created: July 28, 2023
Psychologists can share the new crisis lifeline number with patients and advocate for increased funding to help mental health professionals meet the demand for help.
Date created: July 22, 2022
Since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, many states have proposed, enacted, or resurrected a range of laws to either prohibit, significantly restrict, or protect reproductive rights and health care. Currently, the main targets of these laws appear to be medical providers who provide abortions or individuals seeking to obtain an abortion.
On May 24th, 2022, nineteen children and two adults were murdered in Texas during another mass shooting. We grieve this tragic loss of life and offer support and solidary to our colleagues, families, caregivers and survivors in Uvalde, Texas Veterans and others who are impacted across the nation. We are all impacted and may find ourselves struggling during these difficult times. Please consider the following resources below for support and resource dissemination.
Money, inflation, war pile on to nation stuck in COVID-19 survival mode
March 11, 2022, marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 global pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization. In the two years since that declaration, virtually all aspects of life have been altered.
Understanding the No Surprises Act: How to provide estimates for your services
January 26, 2022
Psychologists and other health care providers are now required by law to give uninsured and self-pay patients a good faith estimate of costs for services that they offer. Read APA’s updated guidance and resources on when and how to provide these estimates.
New research on accessible online interventions for treating suicidality.
Date created: October 22, 2021
Back-to-school can be a stressful time, but parents can help children successfully cope with the end of summer vacation and the beginning of the school year.
Created August 1st, 2021
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APA Practice Update
August 20, 2021
Using your social security number for your practice could put you at risk when the federal “Transparency in Coverage” rule takes effect. The rule seeks to make providers’ billing information publicly available.
Consider these factors when responding to requests to review a patient’s records.
Date created: July 16, 2021
One year ago this week, George Floyd was murdered on camera by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. To mark the anniversary of Floyd’s death, we talked to Cedric Alexander, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and former police chief, about community policing, racial bias in policing, how communities and policymakers might rethink the role of police officers in ensuring public safety, and what can be done to restore trust between police departments and the communities that they serve.
Cedric Alexander, PsyD, began his career as a police officer and detective in Florida in the 1970s and '80s. After more than a decade in law enforcement, he earned a doctorate in clinical psychology and worked as a mental health practitioner and faculty member at the University of Rochester. In 2002, he returned to policing as deputy chief of police in Rochester, New York. He later served as Rochester's police chief, deputy commissioner of the New York State division of criminal justice services, federal security director at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, and director of public safety for DeKalb County, Georgia. He is also a past president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and was a member of President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
APA submits comments on a Health and Human Services proposal that could affect patient privacy and create more issues for psychologists.
Date created: May 14, 2021
For mental health professionals, it’s not a luxury.
It’s well known that mental health professions are associated with burnout. That risk increases when the general population faces prolonged stress, psychotherapy is in higher demand, and students’ needs—both remote and in-person—are more taxing. As providers continue shouldering their patients’ personal difficulties alongside their own, some psychologists argue self-care isn’t an optional add-on to a busy schedule but an ethical and moral imperative for the profession.
Fri Nov 6, 2026Risky Business: The Ethics and Risk Management of High Risk Circumstances in Clinical Practice Category: CE Event |
