{"title":"Field responds to HHS Kennedy's remarks about MH medications, reimbursement","authors":"Valerie A. Canady","doi":"10.1002/mhw.34345","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recently installed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s plans and policy proposals involving critical mental health-related issues as the “validity” of antidepressants and antipsychotic medication, Medicare reimbursement changes and the reference to autism as a “disease,” has raised concerns in the field with some asserting a need to be at the table and ensure their voices are heard.</p>","PeriodicalId":100916,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health Weekly","volume":"35 8","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Mental Health Weekly","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mhw.34345","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Recently installed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s plans and policy proposals involving critical mental health-related issues as the “validity” of antidepressants and antipsychotic medication, Medicare reimbursement changes and the reference to autism as a “disease,” has raised concerns in the field with some asserting a need to be at the table and ensure their voices are heard.