American counseling association12/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Join us for another special episode on the Mental Health Access Improvement Act. ![]() The Mental Health Access Improvement Act and What it Means for Counselors Listen to this special episode of ACA's The Voice of Counseling podcast celebrating the bill that just passed allowing Licensed Professional Counselors to work with clients with Medicare insurance! Our guest Brian Banks, the Chief of Government Affairs and Public Policy Officer for the ACA, gives us the rundown on the Mental Health Access Improvement Act, and what’s next for counselors and their clients. The Voice of Counseling: Medicare Episodes Special Episode: Celebrating the Passing of Medicare for Counselors with ACA’s Government Affairs Team Please continue amplifying the voices of counselors to make legislative and policy changes for the profession and those served by LPCs by visiting the ACA Take Action Center to continue advocating for the profession today! Through all our efforts and your commitment to advocating for the counseling profession, Congress has come to know and understand our profession and how we support those in need of mental health services. ACA willĪlso work with our partners to conduct trainings to support the needs of LPCs wishing to enroll as Medicare providers. During this time, the American Counseling Association and our partners will work with stakeholders, including ACA members, to ensure that the appropriate systems are in place to support the profession. This process may take 12 months as CMS updates regulatory language and internal systems that willĪccept LPCs as Medicare providers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will now update the Medicare reimbursement rules to add LPCs to the Medicare provider list. ![]() We Did It! Medicare Reimbursement Now LawĬONGRATULATIONS on an advocacy job well done! Thank you to the thousands of advocates who urged Congress to support this legislation to increase access to mental health in America and promote the counseling profession. ![]()
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