APA CALLS UPON CONGRESS TO OPPOSE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Mar. 16, 2017 Contact: Jim Sliwa (202) 336-5707 jsliwa@apa.org
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APA CALLS UPON CONGRESS TO OPPOSE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT
xpresses concern to House leaders over Congressional Budget Office analysis

WASHINGTON — The American Psychological Association and its affiliated APA Practice Organization sent a letter to congressional leaders stating their opposition to the American Health Care Act after a Congressional Budget Office analysis projected that the bill, if enacted into law, could double the proportion of Americans without health insurance by 2026.

“We believe that any health care reform legislation to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act considered by Congress should increase the number of Americans with coverage for mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioral health treatment,” said the letter to Speaker of the House Paul Continue reading APA CALLS UPON CONGRESS TO OPPOSE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT