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Mental Health Advocacy Hits Reset

Mental health advocates hitched a ride on the gun control wagon. Now the wagon is stuck.

AMA Offers Webinar on Physician Payment Sunshine Act

Reporting requirements to take effect in August.

Obama Releases Proposed Budget, Includes Mental Health Funding

President Obama released a proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget, which included several mental health provisions.

2 Percent Sequestration Cut for Medicare Providers Takes Effect

All Medicare services provided by physicians are now subject to a 2 percent payment cut due to federal expenditure ‘sequester’ as a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011.

APA Supports Senate Bill Increasing Mental Health Training

The APA sent letters of support to Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) regarding a bipartisan bill to increase mental health training in schools.

House Majority Releases Potential SGR Reform

The House Majority of the Energy & Commerce Committee released a potential framework for the repeal and replace of the Sustainable Growth Rate.

APA Joins POLITICO Pro Healthcare Team to Discuss Mental Health Policy in the Coming Year

APA CEO and Medical Director James H. Scully Jr, MD, joined a distinguished panel of health policy experts to discuss the expanded mental health coverage under the Affordable Care Act and what can be expected in the year to come.

Impact of Sequestration on Physicians

The APA released a document summarizing the effect of sequestration on its members.

APA Encouraged by Modifications Included in Final EHB Rule

The APA is encouraged by several modifications and clarifications that were included in the Final Rule on essential health benefits (EHB) that was released by HHS.

APA Holds Webinar on Health Insurance Exchanges

The APA Division of Advocacy held a webinar on Health Insurance Exchanges.