Submit Feedback on Advocating for Anti-Racist MH Policies Document by Friday

Members of APA’s Councils on Advocacy and Government Relations, Minority Mental Health and Health Disparities, and Healthcare Systems and Financing are seeking your feedback on a draft of the APA Resource Document on Advocating for Anti-Racist Mental Health Policies. Please submit your comments by Friday, April 9.

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Maternal Depression, Anxiety Found to Worsen During Pandemic

The authors of this meta-analysis hypothesized that the increase in adverse pregnancy outcomes could be attributed to reduced access to care.

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CMS Puts Temporary Hold on Medicare Claims Pending Congressional Action

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) placed a temporary hold on processing Medicare claims for services provided on or after April 1 as the House and Senate work on compromise legislation to delay a slated 2% sequester cut. It is expected that Congress will take action to delay the sequester cuts on Medicare claims until the end of the year when it returns from recess next week. If Congress acts, Medicare administrative contractors will automatically reprocess any claims paid with sequestration-related reductions.

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CMS Increases Esketamine Service Payments

CMS has issued a technical correction to the payments for HCPCS codes G2082 and G2083, which are billed for services related to the provision of esketamine (Spravato). Payments have been increased at a slightly higher level than the original proposal for 2021. This change is retroactive to January 1. However, Medicare administrative contractors will not automatically reprocess payments; psychiatrists must resubmit their claims for the positive adjustment.

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Free Course for Members: Pharmacological Approaches to Treatment-Resistant Depression

Learn about recent progress made in identifying new therapies for patients with depression who have not responded to standard antidepressants, including atypical antipsychotics, as well as glutamatergic and GABAergic compounds.

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Register for 2021 Federal Advocacy Conference by May 28

APA’s 2021 Federal Advocacy Conference provides a valuable opportunity for psychiatrists to lobby members of Congress on issues that affect their practice and patients. Attendees will participate in an informative half-day conference to learn about APA’s legislative agenda for the 117th Congress on Saturday, June 5. Then on Thursday, June 10, attendees will meet virtually with their members of Congress and advocate for psychiatry and patients.

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Become a Fellow of APA

As an active member of the APA community, you are invited to take the next step in your career and apply to become a Fellow of APA (FAPA). Fellows of APA are members of a select group dedicated to shaping the role of psychiatry in our health care system. Please signal your commitment to your colleagues and patients by reviewing the qualification requirements and applying today.

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Are You a Leader in Quality Improvement at Your Institution?

APA is creating a caucus for members who are leaders in clinical quality improvement (QI) activities so they can communicate with and learn from each other regarding the issues they are facing. In addition to serving as a platform for engagement among QI officers, the caucus will help inform APA’s quality improvement initiatives.

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Join Caucus by May 1 to Participate in 2021 M/UR Caucus Elections

Four of APA’s seven minority and underrepresented (M/UR) caucuses are holding elections for leadership positions this year: the Caucus of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Psychiatrists; the Caucus of Hispanic Psychiatrists; the Caucus of LGBTQ Psychiatrists; and the Caucus of Women Psychiatrists. Information on how to become a candidate or vote is posted on APA’s website. The deadline to join a caucus or switch caucus membership to be eligible to vote is Saturday, May 1.

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