2013 Medicare Changes for Clinical Social Workers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the final rule for the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on November 1, 2012.        Link to full article

Tell Senate: Advance Health & Opportunity for New Americans in Immigration Reform

The U.S. Senate has introduced its bill for immigration reform. The official title of the bill is the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744).  While the bill begins to address the many injustices in our immigration system, one of the more significant concerns is that it denies access to health care and family economic supports many of those seeking citizenship. In particular, currently there are about 12 million undocumented individuals residing in the United States.  Full article

Legislative Wrap-up: Health insurance marketplace

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On Oct. 1, the state is slated to open the doors to Vermont Health Connect, Vermont’s new health insurance marketplace.

Three months later, on Jan. 1, 2014, the web-based exchange will become the sole insurance marketplace for an estimated 118,000 Vermonters, who purchase individual plans or work for businesses with 50 or fewer employees. At that time, the state subsidized health insurance programs Catamount and VHAP will end, and the low-income working Vermonters who use these programs would see major cost hikes without new subsidies. Full article

Reporting PQRS Measures for Medicare in 2013

 

Free Q & A Sessions on Private Practice

SAVE THE DATES

You’re invited to spend an hour with us each month through August to discuss timely topics affecting your work. “An Hour With Private Practice” is a monthly call-in question-and-answer session focused on a specific private practice subject. Callers can join in the discussion, ask questions, and comment. These sessions will provide you with important clinical social work updates affecting the delivery of mental health services.

Sessions are limited to the first 100 callers on the day of the event. Registration is not required. “An Hour With Private Practice” is held every third Wednesday of each month 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET.

 Session Dates

 June 19, 2013

Reporting PQRS Measures in 2013 for Medicare to Avoid a Penalty in 2015

 July 17, 2013

Starting a Private Practice

 August 21, 2013

Closing or Retiring a Private Practice

 For more details visit:  https://www.socialworkers.org/practice/sessions.asp

Get Involved with NASW-VT

Are you interested in playing an active role in the social work community here in Vermont? Think about joining NASW-VT as a board member or participate in one of our committees. If interested, please fill out this form and send it to naswvt@naswvt.org attn: Board President.    Link to Form