Topic in Focus: Mental Health

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11 new AMA policies patients should know

Physicians at the 2016 AMA Annual Meeting adopted 11 new policies to promote the betterment of public health. They range from preventing drug overdose to delaying school start times and supporting paid sick leave.

Public Health
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Resident and Fellow Section: 2016 AMA Annual Meeting highlights

Read highlights of what took place during the meeting of the Resident and Fellow Section during the 2016 AMA Annual meeting.

Residents & Fellows
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Physicians take new approach to add mental health care to standard practice

Mental health issues have an impact on patient’s well-being but often aren’t part of a standard medical practice. One university’s experience offers tips on how to use a behavioral health consultant to increase the quality of care.

Public Health
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The simple way to boost health you may have overlooked

The U.S. Surgeon General discusses one simple way happiness benefits communal health. Happiness affects us on a biological level. Happy people have lower levels of cortisol, a key stress hormone. Happiness and small acts of gratitude are helping communities create innovative public health solutions.

Public Health
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New AMA policy urges better coverage for behavioral health care services

Physicians at the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting called for increased access and coverage of integrated medical and behavioral health care services. The new policy directs the AMA to urge Medicaid and private health insurers to pay for physical and behavioral health care services provided on the same day.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA to increase coverage and access for patients with many care needs

AMA announced new policy to increase access to and coverage for integrated medical and behavioral health care services for patients with multiple care needs.

Press Releases
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Ruling could restrict access to psychiatric care

Mental health parity is at the center of a case between physicians and Anthem, Inc., one of the largest health insurers in the country. The complaint alleged that Anthem reimbursed psychiatrists less than non-psychiatric physicians who provided comparable medical services.

Access to Care
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Physicians go to court for their mental health patients

Physicians are taking on the issue of mental health parity in a case against UnitedHealthcare, claiming the payer has “systematically implemented unlawful and deceptive practices.”

Public Health
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Racial, ethnic mental health disparities in the spotlight this month

During Mental Health Month, observed each May, the AMA Minority Affairs Section encourages all physicians to recognize and work to address the racial and ethnic disparities that exist in mental health care.

Public Health