Following a recent update from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), NASW has received multiple inquiries about telehealth place of service codes (POS) for Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurance companies. A blog post written by NASW Senior...
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Update: CMS Creates Additional Place of Service Code for Telehealth
CMS Creates Additional Place of Service Code for Telehealth, clarifies what POS codes clinical social workers should use when providing telehealth services.
Chapter helps spread NASW Foundation/Lambda training statewide
By Rena Malai NASW’s Louisiana Chapter has launched a training initiative to help lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth across the state. The program — which is funded by the Tides Foundation — is part of a “train the trainer” initiative that NASW...
National veterans policy discussed at NASW
Paul R. Pace, News staff Diverse disciplines convened at NASW’s national office in June to discuss the possibility of drafting a covenant for the nation’s veterans. The symposium, “Enhancing the well-being of America’s veterans and their families: A call to action for...
NASW takes active role leading up to rulings in five U.S. Supreme Court cases
By Rena Malai, News staff NASW was active in five high-profile cases that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on this summer. The cases covered the issues of same-sex marriage, voting rights, affirmative action and adoption — all areas of special concern to social workers....
NASW members urged to inform others about new health insurance options
Rena Malai, News staff The major provisions of the Affordable Care Act, which aims to ensure that all Americans have health insurance, will go into effect Jan. 1. The next significant step in implementing the law is the open enrollment process for health care...
U.S. schools of social work strengthen global partnerships
By Paul R. Pace, News staff More than 200 million Chinese workers migrated from rural plantations to urban labor markets between 2000 and 2010, and the surge in economic growth has resulted in hardships for millions of people in the country. The Chinese government is...
Hungry kids can’t learn
NASW News' "Social Work in the Public Eye" NASW member Evan King’s mantra is “hungry kids can’t learn,” she says in an article on Oregonlive.com. King’s efforts to prevent hunger among students at Rowe Middle School in Oregon were recently recognized when she received...