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News Items – November 10, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Educators would be required to tell parents if a child request such changes to be made within the school, something Christine Clarke with the Virginia Chapter of National Association of Social Workers , says is harmful to transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming youth. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. parks: ‘This is life-changing’.

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UPDATE: Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing – Application to Clinical Social Workers

Social Work Blog

not enrolled in any health plan) and self-pay (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Indian Health Service or the Veterans Affairs health system). Expected charge” for an item or service: the cash pay rate or rate established by a provider for an uninsured (or self-pay) patient, reflecting any discounts for such individuals; or.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Fong writes in The Imprint about why the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act is “A Dangerous Tool in An Arbitrary System.” --And in this essay, she takes on the harm of mandatory reporting laws. Expand Medicaid: Less “neglect.” I treat far more complications from untreated diabetes in the NICU than I do from opioid use disorder.