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As a District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the Illinois Psychiatric Society has served as the voice of
psychiatry in Illinois for more than 60 years, representing approximately 1100 physician members trained in the treatment of mental illness.

 

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IPS saddened by the loss of member Patrick Staunton, MD.
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Slow Down on Prescription Power
Illinois psychologists aren't doctors, but they're seeking one of medicine's most potent tools: the power to prescribe drugs for their patients.  Click here for full article.

PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES OPPOSE PSYCHOLOGIST PRESCRIBING BILL!  NAMI Illinois opposes SB 2187 and HB 3074 in its current form to expand prescriptions privileges to psychologists.  Click here for more.

HHS Issues Letter to Providers on Disclosures To Avert Threats to Health or Safety
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STOP CPT CODING ABUSES-ACHIEVE MENTAL HEALTH PARITY NOW
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Assembly Task Force on CPT Coding
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Sunshine Act
As you may be aware, the Sunshine Act is now law.  For information regarding the Sunshine Act, please go to: www.psychiatry.org/sunshineact. APA is in the process of developing a webinar on this topic. Further information will be posted as it is received.

New Proposal to Eliminate SGR Gaining Traction
APA has responded to the latest iteration of a proposal by Republicans in the House of Representatives to eliminate the Sustainable Growth Rate component of the Medicare payment formula in a letter Tuesday to Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee.  The proposal, still evolving and not yet translated into draft legislation, has gained traction as a substantive policy proposal from key House committees after years of congressional inaction on replacing the SGR system. In addition, the Congressional Budget Office recently released estimates that put the overall  costs of eliminating the SGR much lower than previously expected. (The SGR mandates that increases in Medicare volume be offset by decreases in physician pay, without taking into account practice costs and inflation. The new lower CBO estimates of the cost of eliminating SGR are the result of substantially lower increases in Medicare volume).  The new proposal may be the best chance for eliminating the SGR formula, according to APA’s Division of Government Relations. But the proposal is also linked to significant overall reforms of Medicare and physician payment. In the letter to Upton and Camp, APA addresses the complexities of the proposal and raises a number of questions pertinent to psychiatrists. To read the APA letter go HERE.

Congress Clears Legislation to Avert Sequestration & Block Medicare Physician Payment Cut
At 11:00 p.m. on January 1, the House of Representatives voted 257 to 167 to approve a Senate-passed bill to temporarily stop across-the-board spending cuts required by sequestration.  The bipartisan budget package -- negotiated by Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) – had already passed the Senate by an 89-8 vote at 2:00 a.m. on January 1.  Click HERE for more.

 

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