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ACA ALERT: Time Running Out to Push for Counselor Medicare Coverage in Health Care Reform Legislation

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Senate and House leaders are putting the finishing touches on a package of amendments to the Senate's health insurance reform legislation, and expect to release a final version next week. We need Medicare coverage of licensed professional counselors to be part of this package, so that it can be enacted this year.

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Time Running Out to Push for Counselor Medicare Coverage in Health Care Reform Legislation

3.11.2010
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Senate and House leaders are putting the finishing touches on a package of amendments to the Senate's health insurance reform legislation, and expect to release a final vers... Read More...

ACA UPDATE: Government-Commissioned Study Recommends TRICARE Independent Practice for Counselors

2.12.2010
The long-awaited Institute of Medicine (IOM) TRICARE study was released on Friday, February 12th. ACA is pleased that the study unequivocally recommends independent practice authority for professio... Read More...

ACA UPDATE: Student-to-Counselor Ratios Remain High

2.2.2010
The ratio of students to school counselors in U.S. public elementary and secondary schools decreased slightly in the 2007-2008 school year, according to data recently released from the U.S. Departm... Read More...