Federal News & Issues

Jul 13, 2017

ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Psychiatric Association today issued the following statement from APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A. in response to the release today of a revised Senate health care proposal:

“Wordsmithing and throwing money at certain constituencies to gain more votes highlights a deeply flawed Senate proposal that is insufficient. The changed bill still rolls back access to care and allows for the removal of essential health benefits, such as treatment for mental illness and substance use disorders that will affect millions of patients and their families - from the young to the elderly to the most vulnerable in all our communities.”

The American Psychiatric Association is the oldest medical association in the country founded in 1844. The APA is also the largest psychiatric...

Jun 26, 2017

ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and other health care organizations representing the leading addiction specialists in the country met with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price on June 19 to discuss specific actions to address the country’s opioid crisis.

Other organizations participating in the meeting were the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), the American Osteopathic Association of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM) and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). These organizations are authorized to provide the required medication assisted treatment (MAT) waiver training courses to health professionals who prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). These organizations are partners in the Providers’ Clinical Support System for...