A Request
Currently licensed professional counselors (LPCs) and licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) are not eligible for Medicare reimbursement. I believe that the House health care bill has a provision that would rectify this, but the Baucus Senate bill doesn't.
The request is simple enough: call Kay Hagan (202-224-6342) and Richard Burr (202-224-3154) and ask them to support S.671, The Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009. Thanks in advance.
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Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2009
http://www.psychpdx.com/2009/09/legislative-alert-american-mental-health... has specific information about this bill and the recent situation. Also, since Blanche Lincoln (D-Arkansas), a very conservative Democrat, is sponsoring this bill, possibly calling her office as well to support it and casually mention health reform in general, may aid two causes at once.