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Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Daily Hampshire Gazette - Massachusetts bill aims to lessen social work burden » Read the article about the SUPER Act published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette on 12-31-2024: https://www.gazettenet.com/So...
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 International Migrants Day » International Migrants Day Blog Post December 18th is the annual International Migrants Day. The United Nations celebra...
Friday, December 13, 2024 Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $12.4 Million to Support Behavioral Health Workforce » More information here: https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-awards-124-million-to-supp...
Monday, December 9, 2024 Human Rights Day 2024: Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now. » Human Rights Day 2024: Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now. Audrey Leopold, NASW-MA Intern, BUSSW MSW Candidate Eac...
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 International Day of Persons with Disabilities » Each year on December 3rd, the United Nations uplifts the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. NASW-MA observes...
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Clinical Alerts
Thursday, January 2, 2025 2025 Medicare Telehealth Regulations: Updated Status » 2025 Medicare Telehealth Regulations: Updated Status Original Alert: Tuesday, December 17, 2...
Friday, December 13, 2024 Behavioral Health Supervising Clinicians Incentive Program » On January 6, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) will open the Behavioral Heal...
Friday, December 6, 2024 Reporting Requirements for Private Practitioners related to the Corporate Transparency Act » We want to call attention to new reporting requirements for private practitioners with LLCs and similar entiti...
Thursday, March 7, 2024 Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident: Disruptions to BCBS claims » As many are aware - on Feb. 21st, there was a major cyberattack to Change Healthcare, which is the clearinghouse used by B...
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Medicare Coding for Telehealth: 2024 Claims Now Paying Correctly » As previously updated - there are new Medicare coding requirements for telehealth claims, which began Jan. 1,2024. See bel...
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In the Media
Monday, August 14, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) How some police departments are rethinking 911 call responses » NASW-MA Chapter Executive Director Rebekah Gewirtz contributes to an article on rethinking 911 call responses....
Friday, August 4, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) State can act to place more mental health care workers in the field » NASW-MA Chapter Executive Director Rebekah Gewirtz writes a letter to the Boston Globe editor regarding pla...
Wednesday, January 4, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) ‘Front Door’ to Behavioral Health Care » Monday, January 2, 2023 The state’s ‘front door’ to behavioral health care set to open as demand for ser...
Thursday, August 25, 2022 Police say they want more mental health collaborators, but there's a shortage » In this report on the need for better community responses to mental and behavioral health emergencies, NASW-MA Exe...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Separate 911 » Should there be a separate 911 system for mental health crises? https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2022/02/23/should-t...
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more What's Happening

1/8/2025Daily Hampshire Gazette - Massachusetts bill aims to lessen social work burden

12/18/2024International Migrants Day

12/13/2024Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $12.4 Million to Support Behavioral Health Workforce

12/9/2024Human Rights Day 2024: Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now.

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