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NASW Practice Team |
Sep 10, 2024
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NASW appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on CMS–1807–P, Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) on the revisions of Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2025 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program; and Medicare Overpayments. The association supports CMS’s strategy to create an equitable health care system that results in better access to care, quality, affordability, and innovation.
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Read more about NASW Comment Letter to CMS 2025 Physician Fee Schedule
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Denise Johnson, LCSW-C, Senior Practice Associate for Clinical Social Work |
Sep 05, 2024
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NASW observes National Suicide Prevention Month this September, including the National Suicide Prevention Week (September 8, 2024 – September 14) and World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10). The association also acknowledges social workers who support those affected by suicide. Over 48,100 individuals in the United States lose their lives to suicide annually, making it the 11th leading cause of death nationwide. Globally, more than 700,000 people die by suicide each year.
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Read more about National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Acknowledges National Suicide Prevention Month
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Makeba Royall LCSW, Senior Practice Associate, Behavioral Health |
Aug 19, 2024
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The role of social workers in substance use treatment is multifaceted, and they possess the necessary skills, knowledge, and educational resources to offer psychosocial services to individuals, families, and communities that may be experiencing substance use problems. Social workers are important healthcare providers in assisting individuals with substance use disorders as they help remove barriers to treatment.
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Read more about Social Workers Can Help with The Substance Use Crisis
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April Ferguson LCSW-C |
Aug 13, 2024
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NASW responded to a public review of the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual for potential revisions to be made public in 2028. The SOC classifies all occupations where work is performed for pay or profit. It is designed to cover all jobs in the national economy including public, private, and military occupations.
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Read more about NASW Submits Comments to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Mirean Coleman, LICSW, CT, Director of Clinical Practice |
Aug 02, 2024
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Optum Behavioral Health Care has informed NASW that a second wave of recovery overpayments will take place between August 2-8, 2024. The recovery may impact clinical social workers who are Optum Behavioral Health Care providers and provided services to Medicare Advantage Plan beneficiaries and were reimbursed incorrectly at 100 percent of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Physician Fee Schedule. The recovery seeks 25 percent of the 100 percent reimbursement. The Social Security Act, Section 1833 (a)(1)(F), confirms that clinical social workers are paid 75 percent of the physician fee schedule.
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Read more about Attention Clinical Social Workers Who Are Optum Providers
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Mirean Coleman, LICSW, CT Director of Clinical Practice |
Aug 02, 2024
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NASW and the American Medical Association, with assistance from Mathematica, are leading a national Clinical Practice Information survey of clinical social workers and other healthcare professionals to collect updated and accurate data on practice costs and the hours of patient care that social workers provide.
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Read more about Clinical Practice Information Survey Requires Your Immediate Completion
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