Congress may consider H.R. 884 the Medicare Mental Health Access Act - legislation that would change Medicare's definition of "physician" to include psychologists. We need you to tell your U.S. Representative that psychologists are NOT physicians!
As Congress looks for ways to expand access to mental health services, it may consider H.R. 884, which is legislation being advocated for by the American Psychological Association, that would allow clinical psychologists to practice independently in inpatient or partial hospital settings. As actual physicians, you know that patients in those settings are among our most vulnerable. Their care requires medication management and management of comorbidities, neither of which psychologists have the medical training to do!
We need you to inform your U.S. Representative that H.R. 884 is both unnecessary and dangerous to patient safety! Write your lawmaker today!