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Pressure Needed On Medicare Mental Health Extender During August Recess

As you may recall, in 2007 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented across-the-board cuts to provider reimbursements as a result of the five-year review regulatory process, which had a disproportionately negative impact on psychological services due to the way Medicare allocates value for services. Following the grassroots mobilization of practicing psychologists across […]

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Health Reform Law Likely To Improve Access To Affordable Coverage

“Rather than asking whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) does everything to improve access and lower costs, we should ask how it compares with the status quo,” the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) senior public policy adviser said in a paper published online today in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal […]

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Voice Your Opposition And Desire To Repeal ‘ObamaCare’ Now!

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann formally introduced a bill (with co-sponsors) that would repeal President Obama’s Health-Care Plan discussed at BMED Report here and here. Congresswoman Bachmann asks for your support by signing an online petition. Many Americans have serious concerns about the government take over of healthcare, new taxation of Americans with decent private insurance, fining […]

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Protections and Opportunities for Practicing Psychologists

With the enactment of the reconciliation bill this week and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) last week, an historic phase of legislative action on health care reform has concluded. Thanks to the tireless efforts of grassroots psychologists and our government relations team through a challenging process, the new law includes several key […]

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Download The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R.4872)

Check the end of the report to download the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R.4872) as a PDF document. This bill amends President Obama’s recently signed healthcare plan (H.R. 3962 or “Obamacare”). The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 officially passed through House of Representatives on 3/21/10 and […]

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H.R. 3962

Download The House Of Representatives (H.R. 3962) And Senate (H.R. 3590) Versions Of President Obama’s Healthcare Plan

As most everyone knows, the Senate and House of Representatives passed healthcare legislation that dramatically affects how health-care is delivered in the United States. The Senate version of the bill is “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” while the House of Representatives is “The Affordable Health Care for America Act.” You will need to […]

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