Comments on: Top of the morning http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/06/16/top-of-the-morning-120/ The Progressive Pulse is a blog about the issues, debates, and people that affect North Carolina public policy. As with the organization that sponsors it, NC Policy Watch, its ultimate objective is to improve the quality of life in the state, in this case by promoting the development of an informed, energetic and progressive online community. The Progressive Pulse welcomes the contributions of interested people of all points of view provided they are of a reasonable length, have some relevance to issues of North Carolina public policy and abide by the common rules of online etiquette (i.e., please avoid inappropriate language and show a measure of respect for others --even the John Locke Foundation). To post a comment, simply click the comment line then provide your name and email. Your email address will not be collected or shared. If you would like to be contributing writer, please send your post to info@ncpolicywatch.com with 'blog' in the subject line. If the post meets with our criteria (has a progressive perspective and is relative to our state), we will publish it. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:57:08 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Marsha V. Hammond, PhD http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/06/16/top-of-the-morning-120/comment-page-1/#comment-38103 Marsha V. Hammond, PhD Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:29:24 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=6439#comment-38103 Wednesday, June 17, 2009 http://madame-defarge.blogspot.com/: NC Mental Health Reform NC Senator Kay Hagen is opposed to Public Option/ Medicare accessibility: affects mental health also Some people might think that not having access to Medicare does not affect mental health but you'd be dead wrong. What does Medicare do that is useful? *provides for expanded CPT billing by Mental health care providers (Humana, sneaking around and re-naming itself, it appears, as 'Lifesynch', only pays for 90806 or 45-50 minutes of psychotherapy: the problem with this is that interaction w/ medical providers for the many mental health clients who have impacting physical illnesses is not billable) *does not ask for all the session notes (yes, Willis, Humana does that and will ask for their money back if you do not send in those confidential notes) *Medicare has an efficient administrative system in place as well as electronic billing (Humana, for instance does not). *Medicare automatically wraps around to Medicaid if the client is dually eligible; Medicare also wraps around to AARP's complementary insurance (Humana does not) Yet, here is the DEMOCRATIC party senator Kay Hagen who is in a key position on the Seante Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee who is opposing the public option which would allow people to opt for Medicare. Here is some information sent via Democratic Party channels: Democrats.com Local Announcement List. ".....Sen. Ted Kennedy is being treated for cancer so he cannot vote on health care bills before the committee he chairs, the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee. That makes Sen. Kay Hagan's vote crucial. But she secretly OPPOSES the public option that Sen. Kennedy and President Obama are working so hard to pass. She is so ashamed she won't even admit it publicly. Call Sen. Hagan's offices with a simple message: Support a Full Public Option - Medicare For Anyone. DC 202-224-6342, Greensboro 336-333-5311, Raleigh 919-856-4630. Be sure to provide your North Carolina voting address." posted by Marsha V. Hammond, PhD http://madame-defarge.blogspot.com/ Wednesday, June 17, 2009
http://madame-defarge.blogspot.com/: NC Mental Health Reform

NC Senator Kay Hagen is opposed to Public Option/ Medicare accessibility: affects mental health also

Some people might think that not having access to Medicare does not affect mental health but you’d be dead wrong.

What does Medicare do that is useful?

*provides for expanded CPT billing by Mental health care providers (Humana, sneaking around and re-naming itself, it appears, as ‘Lifesynch’, only pays for 90806 or 45-50 minutes of psychotherapy: the problem with this is that interaction w/ medical providers for the many mental health clients who have impacting physical illnesses is not billable)

*does not ask for all the session notes (yes, Willis, Humana does that and will ask for their money back if you do not send in those confidential notes)

*Medicare has an efficient administrative system in place as well as electronic billing (Humana, for instance does not).

*Medicare automatically wraps around to Medicaid if the client is dually eligible; Medicare also wraps around to AARP’s complementary insurance (Humana does not)

Yet, here is the DEMOCRATIC party senator Kay Hagen who is in a key position on the Seante Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee who is opposing the public option which would allow people to opt for Medicare.

Here is some information sent via Democratic Party channels: Democrats.com Local Announcement List.

“…..Sen. Ted Kennedy is being treated for cancer so he cannot vote on health care bills before the committee he chairs, the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee.
That makes Sen. Kay Hagan’s vote crucial. But she secretly OPPOSES the public option that Sen. Kennedy and President Obama are working so hard to pass. She is so ashamed she won’t even admit it publicly.

Call Sen. Hagan’s offices with a simple message:

Support a Full Public Option – Medicare For Anyone.

DC 202-224-6342, Greensboro 336-333-5311, Raleigh 919-856-4630.

Be sure to provide your North Carolina voting address.”
posted by Marsha V. Hammond, PhD
http://madame-defarge.blogspot.com/

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