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Agencies investigated
By Pamela Berard
The state of Maine stopped MaineCare payments to two behavioral health service agencies pending investigation of fraud allegations and is helping approximately 500 affected...
Senate bill reintroduced
By Rivkela Brodsky
Prompted by the Sept. 16 shooting at the Washington Navy Yard that left 12 dead, as well as the shooter, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) urged for the passage of stand-alone mental...
Bill seeks EHR funding for mental health providers
By Howard Newman
In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Obama’s economic stimulus plan, provided nearly $20 billion in incentive funding for health information...
EIP rules still an issue in Vermont
By Rivkela Brodsky
Ever since Tropical Storm Irene hit in 2011 and the Vermont State Hospital was destroyed, the state has been in the process of revising its mental health rules.
The...
Expert on gun violence describes new APA policy draft
By Catherine Robertson Souter
We may be focusing on the wrong areas when it comes to the public discourse on gun violence. But coming to a consensus on what are the key points can be difficult in a...
BMI report cards drawing mixed reviews
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that more than one-third of children and adolescents in the United States are considered overweight or obese, a...
Psychologists brace for insurance changes
By Pamela Berard
Open enrollment for state health insurance exchanges mandated under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) kicked off October 1 and psychologists are preparing for its...
Virtual reality technology used with soldiers as therapy
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The numbers are staggering. By some estimates, a full one-third of veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade have come home as the “walking wounded.”...
Electronic treatment raises complicated issues
By Phyllis Hanlon
Technology has invaded many aspects of daily life and some psychologists may be ready to make the leap into digital therapy. But before engaging in tele-treatment,...
Involuntary medication law sparks legal battle
By Rivkela Brodsky
A legal battle that has been brewing in Vermont over the state’s involuntary medication law is picking up steam – with one side saying the law delays necessary treatment of...