Social Work Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

Following a recent update from the Center for Medicare, and Medicaid Services (CMS), NASW has received multiple inquiries regarding telehealth place of service codes (POS) for Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance companies. POS codes are used on health insurance claim forms to indicate where patient services are rendered.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The association offers resources to help social workers engage with clients, colleagues, family, and friends about COVID-19 vaccination. 2) and referenced its November 5, 2021, interim final rule requiring vaccination of all staff members in Medicare- and Medicaid-certified LTC facilities. November 12 Guidance.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to a Boston Globe investigation : … in the vast majority of states, the deaths of babies from Medicaid families are more likely to be attributed to suspected accidental suffocation or listed as needing more investigation - and in some states, by sizable margins.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

The association offers resources to help social workers engage with clients, colleagues, family, and friends about COVID-19 vaccination. 2) and referenced its November 5, 2021, interim final rule requiring vaccination of all staff members in Medicare- and Medicaid-certified LTC facilities. November 12 Guidance. Resources NASW.

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Attention Clinical Social Workers: CMS Seeking Feedback on Good Faith Estimates. Clinical social workers (CSWs) are currently required to give Good Faith Estimates (GFEs) to patients who are uninsured and patients who have insurance but do not plan to use it, [link].

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Social Workers Speak

MAY 4, 2023

Brian Mares is government relations director for NASW-TX: When it comes to upping mental health services, Texas has a Medicaid problem Texas Tribune Bryan Mares, government relations director for the Texas chapter of the National Association of Social Workers , cited the Medicaid payment rate for counseling sessions as a main sticking point.

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Beyond Advocacy

MAY 2, 2023

Most are insured through Medicaid, which excludes a wide range of mental health treatments such as art therapy, music therapy, yoga therapy, and equine therapy, readily available to higher-income households. Medicaid generally limits treatment to talk therapy, which simply does not work for many experiencing foster care.

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Social Workers Speak

MAY 4, 2023

Brian Mares is government relations director for NASW-TX: When it comes to upping mental health services, Texas has a Medicaid problem Texas Tribune Bryan Mares, government relations director for the Texas chapter of the National Association of Social Workers , cited the Medicaid payment rate for counseling sessions as a main sticking point.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Connect to End COVID-19 Campaign In 2021, NASW and the NASW Foundation partnered with the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute (HBRT) at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work on a national $3.3 MI-SBIRT are evidence-based models for supporting clients in making informed decisions about their health.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

When the COVID-19 PHE ends, which is expected in 2023, state agencies will begin the “unwinding” of continuous Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) by going through the redetermination process for all enrollees. Unwinding refers to the return to normal operations for Medicaid and CHIP agencies after the COVID-19 PHE ends.

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Social Workers Speak

MAY 11, 2023

Representative Lydia Crafts’ own connection to the issue , along with her work as a licensed clinical social worker, have driven her to draft what she calls a public health response to substance use disorder. She says the state is woefully ill-equipped to deal with the rising need for treatment and recovery services.

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Social Workers Speak

MAY 11, 2023

Representative Lydia Crafts’ own connection to the issue , along with her work as a licensed clinical social worker, have driven her to draft what she calls a public health response to substance use disorder. She says the state is woefully ill-equipped to deal with the rising need for treatment and recovery services.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

JANUARY 19, 2022

Licensed social workers (MSW or MSW-LCSR). Mental health counselors and social workers. Mental health counselors and social workers have master’s degrees, and while there is some difference between the two, there is far more overlap. . Psychologists. Psychiatrists. Psychiatrists.

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Social Workers Speak

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, executive director of the Connecticut chapter of the National Association of Social Workers , said the intent was to make sure there were no weapons in a house that someone could use against themselves or others. In Ohio, a licensed social worker can diagnose and assess mental health disorders under supervision.

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Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I’m in my 14 th year as a mobile emergency psychiatric social worker. Their stories motivated me to become a better social worker and write Breakdown. The states primarily funded these hospitals through taxes until the Medicaid program was created in 1965. What is your main work role?

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Social Workers Speak

AUGUST 26, 2021

Health care and social assistance jobs in Iowa increase for the first time since 2020. Elizabeth Dosoretz is a member: Social worker-turned-entrepreneur relishes counterintuitive strategy. While practicing as a licensed clinical social worker in New York, she had her first child and wound up suffering from postpartum depression.

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Social Workers Speak

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Chicago police sergeant faces termination over raid of social worker Anjanette Young’s home. A Chicago police supervisor now faces firing for his role in the wrongful raid of social worker Anjanette Young’s home a few years ago. The families are often physically and socially isolated. “I Chicago Tribune.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Implications for Clinical Social Workers. On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule. December 2021. NASW submitted comments on September 13, 2021 to CMS on the proposed rule.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule of the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) that announced proposed policy and practice changes for Medicare Part B payments beginning January 1, 2023. The proposed changes may impact social workers and other Medicare providers in various settings.

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Social Workers Speak

JUNE 10, 2022

Tracy Levine, a licensed clinical social worker , says a teen told her that “I’m graduating and I’m looking at World War III.” That’s added a complicated layer of grief and trauma onto the community, says Maria Maldonado Morales, a clinical social worker at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. PsychCentral.

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Social Workers Speak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We use the phrase: one foot in the present, and one foot in the past,” said Marianne Silva, a clinical social worker and E.M.D.R. Justin Perry is a licensed clinical social worker who helped Amos during this dark period. Her 20 or so family clients reside in the surrounding rural areas and most are Medicaid participants.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

MAY 16, 2022

We’re also facing an issue of the lack of social workers who understand the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs ). If your needs are less urgent, you may qualify for Medicaid to get mental health help. Medicaid can help you receive mental health care at a low cost if your income is below certain state limits.

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Hospice Social Work

JULY 13, 2018

Through the most intense psychosocial challenges, social workers benefit from knowing that we are not acting alone. As independently as social workers operate, it’s good to know that we are on the same page with our bosses as we do so. Collaborative hospice leadership in action.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

Professional status is not necessary for humble tasks … Changing the psyche was a grand task, and while the elaboration of theories past their practical benefit would not help families in trouble, it would allow social workers to hold up their heads in the professional meeting or the academic seminar.” How do they know?

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Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

Identifying social determinants of health PCPs must be mindful of the social determinants of health in their referrals as well. When initial screenings for depression indicate that this client needs a follow-up, PCPs and social workers can consider these social determinants of health.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

We are also advocating on behalf of clinical social workers with key federal regulatory agencies and other stakeholders. Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Indian Health Service or the Veterans Affairs health system). If you reviewed our December 21 post, you may also find it helpful to review this one. Background on Federal Rule.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Under a new federal rule to protect consumers from surprise health care bills, clinical social workers and other health care provider types must, effective January 1, 2022, provide a good faith estimate of expected charges. Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Indian Health Service or the Veterans Affairs health system). Enforcement.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released clarifying information about Part 2 of the No Surprise Act, Good Faith Estimates (GFEs). The frequently asked questions (FAQs) answer many of the questions that social workers asked when the No Surprise Act was implemented in January 2022. April 18, 2022.

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recommends that beneficiaries review coverage options each year because the needs of each beneficiary and the coverage offered by each plan often change. Free screening for MSP eligibility is available through SHIP sites and state Medicaid offices.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Under a new federal rule to protect consumers from surprise health care bills, clinical social workers and other health care provider types must, effective January 1, 2022, provide a good faith estimate of expected charges. Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Indian Health Service or the Veterans Affairs health system). December 2021.

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Social Workers Speak

JULY 7, 2023

Anthony Estreet is CEO of NASW: Social Workers on Frontlines of the National Mental Health Crisis Need Your Support Future of Personal Health Social workers are on the frontlines of this mental health tsunami. The most common setting where Americans are meeting social workers is in mental health, the survey said.

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Relias

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Telehealth has enabled providers to offer care to clients no matter where they live, without the need to break social distancing best practices. Across the United States , just 45% of counties have a psychiatrist, psychologist, or social worker — even worse, only 30% have a child psychologist. SoonerCare Medicaid program.

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Social Workers Speak

JULY 28, 2023

Diane Elze honored as an NASW Social Work Pioneer University of Buffalo The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has named Diane E. Elze, PhD, associate professor emeritus in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, a “Social Work Pioneer,” one of the profession’s highest honors.

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

NASW is a Champion for Coverage and recognizes the importance of social workers who help individuals and families connect to health insurance coverage and health care services. Social workers are important liaisons to connect individuals and families with Navigators in their community to provide personalized assistance.

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Relias

JULY 14, 2022

They should ensure that appropriate interventions are in place — whether they include community behavioral health resources, social workers, or other types of case management — to reduce the gap between acute care and when the patient goes home. Providers must direct patient care by connecting with other providers and caregivers.

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Social Workers Speak

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Social Workers from Mississippi and Alabama come together. The Riley Center hosted over 150 social workers and students this afternoon for a two-day conference on different ways social work affects the community around them. How The National Association Of Social Workers Are Supporting Domestic Abuse Survivors.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Instead, a social worker told Janell that the adults had lied about the dentist. Oh honey, that’s not how it works,” the social worker told Janell. But then … Three weeks later, her social worker surprised Lacie when she announced DCFS would be taking her children, after all. Expand Medicaid: Less “neglect.”

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