{"id":2576,"date":"2024-08-27T15:54:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.psva.org\/?p=2576"},"modified":"2024-08-27T15:58:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:58:53","slug":"apa-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.psva.org\/?p=2576","title":{"rendered":"APA News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From the APA’s PSYCHIATRIC NEWS UPDATE<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Comments Now Open for Proposed CMS Fee Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has incorporated several of APA\u2019s recommendations, including allowing clinicians to use the same billing codes for telehealth sessions as for in-person evaluation and management services. However, CMS is proposing to lower the conversion factor used to determine Medicare payments by approximately 2.8%. APA continues to push for inflationary updates and will be submitting substantive comments to CMS on this and other issues. The comment period is open to everyone through September 9. For more information, contact APA staff at advocacy@psych.org<\/a>, and stay in-the-know by signing up for APA\u2019s Advocacy Updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marketa Wills, MD, MBA, Takes Office as APA CEO\/Medical Director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On June 1, Wills became the eighth CEO and medical director of APA and the first Black American and first woman to occupy this position since it was established in 1948. Read more…<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the APA’s PSYCHIATRIC NEWS UPDATE Comments Now Open for Proposed CMS Fee Schedule The proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has incorporated several of APA\u2019s recommendations, including allowing clinicians to use the same billing codes for telehealth sessions as for in-person evaluation and management services. 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