How Can We Help Providers Better Address Opioid Use Disorder? Your Opinion Matters!
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Dear MAPA Members: Please share your perspective in this 15-20 minute survey. Made possible by funding from the GE Foundation and RIZE Massachusetts, Shatterproof, a national advocacy organization addressing stigma, and the Massachusetts Medical Society are partnering together to understand Massachusetts’ response to the opioid epidemic and to conduct an assessment to identify opportunities for improvement
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MAPA Does Not Support Question 1
Monday, 08 October 2018
MAPA is not in support of Question 1, a ballot that will be on the November election for Massachusetts voters. To find out more about Question 1, please download the attachments below. Question 1: The Impacts of Mandated Staffing Ratios – Flyer Question 1 Cost and Quality – Presentation
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MAPA Legislative Update – May 2018
Thursday, 31 May 2018
As you know, MAPA filed legislation this session, H.3205 and S.1085, An Act enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric and substance abuse holds, which would allow PAs to sign for Section 12 and Section 35 holds. These bills were granted an extended deadline until May 4th, but were ultimately sent to a study by the
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MAPA Action Alert: TIME SENSITIVE!
Thursday, 26 April 2018
We Need Your Help! We have one week before our bill’s extended deadline of May 4th EXPIRES! We urgently need PAs to contact the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse ASAP; please e-mail or call in and encourage them to report out H.3205/S.1085 favorably! The legislation MAPA filed this legislative session, H.3205 and
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MAPA Lobby Day 2018
Wednesday, 04 April 2018
MAPA Lobby Day 2018 was a huge success – 210 students visited the State House to advocate for our bill. Representative Marjorie Decker, the sponsor for our bill, address the standing room only crowd.
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Extension Granted – Legislative Update on Section 12/35
Monday, 26 March 2018
We are pleased to announce that our bill H.3205/S.1085 was granted an extension last week by the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use & Recovery. This was a critical step towards our goal of gaining the ability to authorize holds for reasons of acute psychiatric illness (“Section 12”) and to petition the courts for substance abuse treatment
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MAPA’s Response to Article in Boston Globe
Friday, 02 March 2018
Boston Globe March 2, 2018 In citing undersupply of doctors, don’t overlook physician assistants Dr. Jeffrey S. Flier’s Feb. 26 op-ed ”How can we remedy the shortage of health providers?” appropriately highlights the need for increased access to health care providers in the Commonwealth. However, while pointing to a growing shortage of accessible providers, he
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New Law Permits PAs to Provide Hospice Care to Medicare Patients
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Contact: Berit Mansour, 571-319-4394, bmansour@aapa.org ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Feb. 9, 2018) – This morning, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law two improvements to Medicare that represent significant victories for PAs and the patients they serve. The first improvement will allow PAs to manage and provide hospice care to terminally-ill Medicare patients; another will allow PAs to supervise
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Action Alert Update
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Thank you to everyone who took the time to contact Senator Cindy Friedman and Representative Denise Garlick to encourage them to report our bill, S.1085/H.3205, An Act enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric and substance abuse holds out favorably from the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse – which they co-chair. The good
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MAPA Update & Action Alert: TIME SENSITIVE
Wednesday, 07 February 2018
We Need Your Help! We urgently need PAs to contact the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse; e-mail or call in and encourage them to report H. 3205/S.1085 out favorably. The legislation which MAPA filed this legislative session, H.3205 and S.1085, An Act enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric and substance abuse holds, which would
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