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United States Senator Sherrod Brown (Ohio) has agreed to co-sponsor Senate Bill 1830, or the Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2015. This bill calls for the reimbursement of counselors under Medicare.<br>
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Thanks to Chelsey Zoldan- OCA Secretary- and Victoria Kress - Ohio Counseling Association Past-President- for their tireless advocacy efforts related to this legislation! <br>
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This summer, OCA President Kara Kaelber, OCA President-Elect Martha Fleming, and OCA Past- President Victoria Kress, met with our state senators during the American Counseling Association's Institute for Leadership Training in Washington D.C. to discuss co-sponsoring
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Senator Brown's co-sponsorship puts us one step closer to our goal of counselor's being recognized as Medicare providers! Please contact Senator Brown and thank him for his support! See:<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.brown.senate.gov/" target="_blank" id="LPlnk631729" tabindex="-1" disabled="true">http://www.brown.senate.gov/</a></div>
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Moving forward we are asking that all OCA members immediately contact Senator Rob Portman and request his co-sponsorship of this important legislation. Attached<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.ohiocounseling.org/resources/Documents/Medicare%20Support%20Letter%20Portman%202015.docx" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" disabled="true">here</a><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>you
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