Hoffman Report’s flaws should be acknowledged

February 5, 2020

For the past decade, members of Division 48 (Peace) and Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the APA have filed and/or supported licensure... Read more...

ACA less friendly to psychologists than expected

May 31, 2019

With the Affordable Care Act’s implementation in 2014, many mental health providers rejoiced. Improved parity protections and mental... Read more...

Most military efforts miss target on suicide prevention

November 21, 2018

When no one hears the cries, readjustment becomes out of reach. Returning troops claw their way back toward some degree of normalcy... Read more...

ACA hasn’t reduced health care costs

November 18, 2018

“The only way we’re going to stop our country from being a latter day Roman Empire – and falling under its own weight,” MIT... Read more...

Health care reform update: States ponder possible changes to ACA

July 24, 2018

It was mere hours after taking the oath of office that President Trump began taking aim at the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “Pending... Read more...

APA council approves reorganization

May 27, 2018

Washington, D.C. – After hours of heated debate, the governing body of the American Psychological Association (APA) voted overwhelmingly... Read more...

Psychology Lags Behind Psychiatry in Health Integration Readiness

March 5, 2018

Because of abundant evidence that integrating behavioral health into primary care reduces costs and improves population health, the... Read more...

Legalization for Medical Use Means Psychologists Should Study Marijuana

January 26, 2018

Lexington, Ky. – The rapid expansion in medical marijuana use means psychologists need to better understand the drug’s effects,... Read more...

Hurricane Trauma and Psychology: Mix Well, Stirred but not Shaken

November 7, 2017

On Sept. 10 Hurricane Irma’s eyewall passed over my home and made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm. My wife and... Read more...

Health Care Reform Update: Price Transparency Movement Growing

September 25, 2017

As Washington, D.C., struggles to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a little-known movement has the potential to upend... Read more...

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