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Medicare Reimbursement for Counselors: Counseling Professionals’ Advocacy Beliefs and Behavior
Author(s) -
Fullen Matthew C.,
Lawson Gerard,
Sharma Jyotsana
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/ceas.12163
Subject(s) - reimbursement , psychology , professional association , patient advocacy , family medicine , nursing , medline , medicine , public relations , political science , health care , law
The authors analyzed data from 5,528 American Counseling Association members to examine advocacy beliefs and behavior regarding Medicare reimbursement and advocacy for counselors. Nearly half (49.3%) of the respondents had participated in one or more forms of Medicare reimbursement advocacy. Advocacy participation differed significantly by professional status.