APA Continues Fight For Fair Coverage For Mental Health Care

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) will continue to fight for legislation to end discrimination against Medicare patients seeking mental health care, said APA President Nada Stotland, MD, MPH., after the Senate failed to get enough votes to consider S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. Dr. Stotland’s comments came after a key vote to cut off debate on the bill failed Thursday by a vote of 54-39, six votes shy of the 60 needed.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on June 19th, 2008