Representing more than half a million of America’s frontline physicians, six major medical organizations including the APA, oppose any Senate effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Following the recent announcement by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that the Senate will soon vote on such a measure, leaders from the six groups issued the following joint statement.
APA announced its strong support for the nomination of Jerome Adams, M.D., M.P.H., to be the nation’s next surgeon general. As the “nation’s doctor,” the surgeon general provides the public with the best available scientific information about how to improve their health and prevent illness or injury.
APA issued the following statement from APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A. in response to the release of a revised Senate health care proposal.
APA and other health care organizations representing the leading addiction specialists in the country met with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price on June 19 to discuss specific actions to address the country’s opioid crisis.
APA issued the following statement from APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A. in response to the Congressional Budget Office score that shows that 22 million Americans would lose coverage by 2026 under the Senate’s proposed health care legislation.
APA urges the Senate to reject the troubling and harmful health care reform proposal released today by Senate Republicans. The Senate proposal, like the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA), falls short of providing needed mental health care benefits and protections to those most vulnerable.
The physician leaders of six organizations representing more than half a million of America’s frontline physicians are strongly opposed to the Better Care Reconciliation Act. The U.S. Senate’s proposed health reform bill contains provisions that would do great harm to patients by repealing and undermining essential coverage and key patient protections established by the Affordable Care Act and make health care unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Six of the nation’s largest medical organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association, today sent a letter to Senate leaders expressing serious concerns about proposed health care legislation and the secretive process under which it is being drafted.
Two leading mental health associations have called on the Senate to reject the flaws in the American Health Care Act and instead craft a bill that would result in more people having coverage for mental health and substance use treatment, and not penalize people with pre-existing conditions.
Recovery-oriented cognitive therapy can lead to lasting improvement among individuals with schizophrenia, even among those with the most chronic illness, according to a study out today. While those with more chronic illness took longer to show benefits, they did improve and start to succeed at achieving their goals, according to research published online in Psychiatric Services in Advance.
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