Attention Clinical Social Workers: CMS Seeking Feedback on Good Faith Estimates The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking feedback from clinical social workers and other providers about how they should provide estimates for costs of services for...
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CMS Seeks Feedback on Good Faith Estimates
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking feedback from clinical social workers and other providers about how they should provide estimates for costs of services for patients who use their insurance to pay for health and mental health services.
Institute of Medicine Groundbreaking Report on LGBT Health
In March 2011, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) will release a new report on health issues impacting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population, titled The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a...
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: New Coverage Option for the Uninsured
Social workers should be aware of an important component of the Affordable Care Act, which can provide immediate coverage for Individuals with pre-existing health care conditions. The Federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) is a transitional program that...
NASW Advocates for Change as Member of Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition
Coalition provides national leadership to assure a range of service options for patients & families affected by serious or life-limiting illnesses NASW recently expanded its long-standing advocacy for hospice and palliative care by joining the Hospice and...
As Congress Struggles, CMS Resumes Processing Medicare Claims
Faced with several more days of congressional debate, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun processing payments for Medicare Part B claims for services delivered beginning June 1, 2010 and afterward, including those of physicians and clinical...
Five Immediate Benefits to Health Care Reform
As the debate for health care reform continues in Congress, there are many resources available from many organizations. On the NASW Health care reform page, you will find informative documents including a one-pager from Health Care for America Now entitled, Five...
NASW Health Care Reform Roundup – February 23, 2009
Earlier this week the White House released a summary of its $950 billion plan to reconcile the House and Senate versions of comprehensive health reform legislation. Release of the plan marks a new phase of more direct presidential involvement in the legislative...