Janessa Graves, PhD, MPH
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Email: janessa@uw.edu
X: @janessagraves
Department of Family Medicine
University of Washington
4311 Eleventh Ave. NE
Suite 210
Seattle, WA 98105
- Current Projects - (1)
Current Projects - (1)
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Understanding Changes in the Rural Marriage and Family Therapist and Mental Health Counselor Workforces Under New Medicare Reimbursement Policy
Marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors are newly eligible as of January 1, 2024, for reimbursement to provide care for Medicare enrollees. This study will describe the change in these clinicians in rural vs. urban communities and seek to understand barriers and solutions to fully realize the benefits of this new reimbursed policy for rural populations.
Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Allied health professionals, Health disparities and health equity, Medicare, Mental and behavioral health, Workforce