<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Health Care Reform History</title><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2026 American Psychological Association</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:24:39 Z</lastBuildDate><webMaster>web@apa.org</webMaster><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20251104132439</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20251104132439</link><title>Tools for Psychologists Integrated into Specialty Medical Settings</title><description><![CDATA[Tools for Psychologists Integrated into Specialty Medical Settings]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:24:39 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20240325000000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20240325000000</link><title>Integrated Care as a Cost Savings Approach</title><description><![CDATA[Integrated Care as a Cost Savings Approach]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20240105084924</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20240105084924</link><title>Integrated Care State Legislation: A long and winding road</title><description><![CDATA[Model legislation was revised to allow psychologists to bill for consultation instead of a primary care provider.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:49:24 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20221007121235</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20221007121235</link><title>Integrated Care and Cost Savings: Many Questions, Not Many Answers </title><description><![CDATA[How to support psychologists who are working outside of the IMPACT/Collaborative Care models, while delivering clinical care (ongoing or episodic).]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:12:35 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20220517142239</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20220517142239</link><title>Post-Covid Professional Etiquette for Integrated Care</title><description><![CDATA[Has the pandemic upended our ways of communicating in integrate care? 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Korte, PhD, shares his experience as an integrated care psychologist.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 16:30:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20190321105959</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20190321105959</link><title>Behavioral Health Consultation vs. Traditional Psychotherapy: What’s the Difference?</title><description><![CDATA[Nataliya Pilipenko, PhD, discusses some of the key areas where behavioral health consultation (BHC) differs from a more traditional psychotherapy approach.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:59:59 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20190104091328</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20190104091328</link><title>Top 10 Ways the Integrated Care Psychologist Can Combat Provider Burnout </title><description><![CDATA[Div. 31 shares ten ways integrated care psychologists can help fight provider burnout.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:13:28 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20180913172225</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20180913172225</link><title>APA Division 31  Best Practices for States: Integrated Care &amp;amp; Psychology Advocacy</title><description><![CDATA[The Div. 31 Integrated Health Care Task Force shares success stories gathered from states across the country that have helped enable psychologists practice in integrated care settings.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 21:22:25 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20180423150148</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20180423150148</link><title>Virtual Meeting Etiquette </title><description><![CDATA[Peter Oppenheimer, PhD, and Kathleen Ashton, PhD, ABPP, have put together these tips to help with your next virtual meeting.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:01:48 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20180321000000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20180321000000</link><title>Updates from Practice Leadership Conference, New Membership Model, Advocacy</title><description><![CDATA[Updates from Practice Leadership Conference, New Membership Model, Advocacy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 04:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20180125104728</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20180125104728</link><title>The Future of Advocacy and Leadership in Psychology</title><description><![CDATA[Doctoral student Roseann Fish Getchell urges graduate students and early career psychologists to make an impact in the field of advocacy.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:47:28 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20180116145748</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20180116145748</link><title>States that accept Medicaid for H &amp;amp; B Codes</title><description><![CDATA[Caroline Bergner, JD, APA Advocacy and Policy fellow, provides a list of states that accept Medicaid for H&amp;B codes.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 19:57:48 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20171212102757</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20171212102757</link><title>Professional Etiquette for the Integrated Care Psychologist</title><description><![CDATA[Kathleen Ashton, PhD, presents 19 rules of professional etiquette.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:27:57 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20171024101620</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20171024101620</link><title>What is the APAPO doing for Integrated Care?</title><description><![CDATA[Kathleen Ashton, PhD, highlights integrated care issues addressed by the APA Practice Organization (APAPO).]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:16:20 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20170927103013</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20170927103013</link><title>The Hurtling of a Major Regulatory Barrier </title><description><![CDATA[Shirley Ann Higuchi, JD, outlines a pilot program providing behavioral health services in underserved areas of Washington, D.C.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:30:13 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20170822000000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20170822000000</link><title>Update from CAPP: Healthcare Advocacy, Integrated Care, Masters Summit</title><description><![CDATA[Kathleen Ashton, PhD, delivers an update from the Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice (CAPP).]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 04:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20170720140000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20170720140000</link><title>Social Media for the Integrated Care Psychologist</title><description><![CDATA[Kathleen Ashton, PhD, shares 20 tips for using social media successfully as an integrated health psychologist.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20160913140607</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20160913140607</link><title>Using Our Strengths to Position Psychologists in the Health Care and Practice Marketplace </title><description><![CDATA[APA Practice Organization Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice is working hard to promote the profession of psychology and maintain a positive vision where psychology has a strong place in the health care and practice marketplace. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:06:07 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20160906094412</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20160906094412</link><title>Integrated Care: Ethics for Psychologists in the Hospital Setting </title><description><![CDATA[Kathleen Ashton, PhD, shares the top 15 recommendations for best ethics practices in integrated care settings. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 13:44:12 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20160816152336</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20160816152336</link><title>The APA Practice Organization: Where does it fit in at convention? 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(Part 2)</title><description><![CDATA[Part 2 of a series of blog posts about measuring patient satisfaction addresses criticisms of patient satisfaction surveys.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 04:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20160413000000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20160413000000</link><title>Why Patient Satisfaction? (Part 1)</title><description><![CDATA[Read Part 1 of a series of blog posts addressing the importance of measuring patient satisfaction.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 04:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20160328120000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20160328120000</link><title>Further Discussion about Models for Independent Providers to Survive Integrated Health Care World</title><description><![CDATA[Read an article that discusses alternate models of health care delivery, specifically focusing on small and solo practices. Could similar alternate models also be developed by and for psychologists in the future?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2016 16:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20160121120000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20160121120000</link><title>Psychologists and Medicaid</title><description><![CDATA[View a presentation developed by APA that highlights barriers to Medicaid reimbursement and addresses ways APA/APA Practice Organization and APA Legal and Regulatory Affairs have advocated for psychologists within the Medicaid program across states.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150911120000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150911120000</link><title>Telehealth Care - Implications for Consideration </title><description><![CDATA[Do you think telehealth should be utilized by more psychologists? 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How do we measure quality in psychotherapy?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 16:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150821120000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150821120000</link><title>Value-Based Payments Will Become More Common</title><description><![CDATA[It would be beneficial for psychologists to attempt to help shape value-based payments as private insurance companies develop their models relating to mental health.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2015 16:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150629120000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150629120000</link><title>HRSA Workforce Analysis for the Psychology Profession</title><description><![CDATA[A workplace analysis released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has projected that the supply of psychologists will not meet demand from 2012 to 2025.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150609120000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150609120000</link><title>Patient Satisfaction - A good focus or not? </title><description><![CDATA[Two brief articles explore how the focus on metrics and patient satisfaction surveys can lead to bad medicine. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150330120000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150330120000</link><title>Opportunities in Clinical Health Psychology: Thinking Out of the Practice Box for 2016-2020</title><description><![CDATA[Helen L. Coons, PhD, ABPP, discusses how psychologists can fit into the world of integrated health care. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150318121725</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150318121725</link><title>A Model for Behavioral Health Supervision in Primary Care </title><description><![CDATA[Read a recent overview on behavioral health supervision and training in primary care.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:17:25 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150304120000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150304120000</link><title>New Model for Independent Providers to Survive Integrated Health Care World </title><description><![CDATA[Read an article outlining a model created specifically for independent practitioners to keep up with changes in health care without being part of an accountable care organization or a patient-centered medical home.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150206120000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20150206120000</link><title>How Technology Affects Healthcare</title><description><![CDATA[The article, &quot;Power to the Patient: Health Apps, Data &amp; 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Anton, PhD, discusses a very compelling interprofessional group practice model to meet the new demands established by the Affordable Care Act.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130520000000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130520000000</link><title>Providers Raise Concerns Over Continuity of Mental Health Care </title><description><![CDATA[Michael Goldberg, PhD&apos;s, testimony to the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse focused on protecting patients&apos; access to mental health care and ensuring continuity of care for patients]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130504000000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130504000000</link><title>Starving the Artist Model for Psychology, or Does a Plan B Exist for Psychologists?</title><description><![CDATA[Dr. George Northrup, the NYSPA Representative to APA council and the 2009 president of NYSPA, shares his perspective about the future of psychotherapy in the context of healthcare reform.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 04:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130422000000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130422000000</link><title>Massachusetts Psychologists File Bill to Promote Access to Mental Health Services</title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Michael Goldberg, Director, Child and Family Psychological Services and Integrated Behavioral Associates, summarizes a bill filed in the 2013 legislative session in Massachusetts to promote access to mental health services.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130422000000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130422000000</link><title>Health Care Reform: An Early Career Psychologist Perspective</title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Erlanger Turner, assistant professor of psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University, shares his thoughts on how early career psychologists can play a role in health care reform.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130225120000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130225120000</link><title>Google Hangout: Free Videoconferencing with Clients or Collaborators </title><description><![CDATA[Sue Frantz provides simple steps for using free videoconferencing services]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130205000000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130205000000</link><title>State Health Insurance Exchanges Could Promote or Hinder Patient Access to Health Care</title><description><![CDATA[Read &quot;State Health Insurance Exchanges, Legislation Keep Scope of Practice Issues Front and Center,&quot; which discusses how access to a broad array of health care professionals could be promoted or hindered by state health insurance exchanges.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:00:00 Z</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130130000000</guid><link>https://www.apadivisions.org/division-31/news-events/blog/health-care/index#20130130000000</link><title>Medicare Providers Now Required to Participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System</title><description><![CDATA[Read Lance T. 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