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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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.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Following a recent update from the Centers 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. CMS revised the description for POS codes 02 and 10 for telehealth.

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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.

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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 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 Work Blog

MAY 5, 2023

Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders NASW and UT-Austin have partnered to support social workers in prevention of alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Quilting Hobby Teaches Lesson of Letting Go Tina Lai, MSW, LMSW, is a medical social worker who enjoys quilting, a hobby that began somewhat by accident.

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Michigan Social Work

JUNE 16, 2022

In Washington, new legislation to increase Medicare reimbursement rates for clinical social workers has been introduced in both chambers of Congress. These crucial investments would bring hundreds of new professionals into communities across Michigan over the next three years through investing in students, training and research.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 3, 2022

Social work and NASW have a long history of social and political activism, and all social workers have an ethical responsibility to advocate for clients, per our Code of Ethics. Our second feature article examines social work as it relates to advocating for those with developmental disabilities.

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Social Workers Speak

APRIL 20, 2023

DiMario sponsoring two bills to recruit more mental health professionals What’s Up Newport “Social workers are uniquely trained professionals who are very much needed right now, especially in our schools,” said Rebekah Gewirtz with the National Association of Social Workers RI. “It’s too finite.”

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Social Workers Speak

APRIL 20, 2023

DiMario sponsoring two bills to recruit more mental health professionals What’s Up Newport “Social workers are uniquely trained professionals who are very much needed right now, especially in our schools,” said Rebekah Gewirtz with the National Association of Social Workers RI. “It’s too finite.”

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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 Work Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Each fall, Medicare beneficiaries can review, compare, and change their coverage options during the Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP). The Medicare OEP is distinct from Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment , which occurs November 1 through December 15.). (The Posted November 12, 2021. Language Access.

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Hospice Social Work

AUGUST 19, 2018

While most hospice agencies are private corporations, the fact that most hospice revenue comes from Medicare makes hospice workers agents of a government funded institution. The lesson: We need to keep our religious views to ourselves when serving patients and their family members.

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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).

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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

DECEMBER 19, 2022

During the PHE, Medicaid and CHIP enrollees will continue to maintain coverage and cannot be disenrolled.This is a critical time for social workers to help individuals and families anticipate the redetermination process that will happen in the months ahead. Social Work Advocacy.

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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 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

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. Other examples of?digital

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

On the contrary, he spent decades working with Physicians for a National Health Program , a group calling for “a publicly financed, non-profit single-payer national health program” – in other words, a version of what Bernie Sanders wants: Medicare for all. And that goes double for doctors.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Social Work leaders gather for photo in front of the U.S. Kastner, MSS, MLSP, Senior Field Organizer Nearly 100 social workers from 44 states and two U.S. House and Senate on June 28, 2023, to build bipartisan support for key federal legislation that will assist the social work workforce, our clients, and communities.

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Beyond Advocacy

JANUARY 10, 2023

In that rules package are stipulations that a decision on the debt ceiling will depend on cuts to entitlement programs—meaning Medicare and Social Security. President Biden has stated he will not negotiate away social spending for vulnerable populations. We must increase efforts to get more social workers on the Hill.

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