PI-GRO Letter to the Senate Finance Committee
On May 22, 2009, APA sent comments to Chairman Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Grassley (R-IA) of the Senate Finance Committee in response to a Committee document concerning health care reform, titled Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans. APA’s recommendations emphasized the importance of:
- Including mental health, substance use, and psychological services as mandatory Medicaid benefits;
- Promoting integrated care in primary care and other health care settings;
- Recognizing the unique service needs of special populations, such as children, older adults, ethnic minorities, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, and individuals with disabilities;
- Increasing access to a range of preventive and wellness services; and
- Conducting comprehensive data collection.
You may read the full letter here and visit the APA Practice Organization to view the response to the Senate Finance Committee’s first health care reform policy option document.
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