Senate Finance Mental Health Task Force Releases Workforce Reforms

The latest Senate Finance Committee discussion draft released on Thursday (Sept. 22) tackles mental health workforce shortages, who can seek Medicare reimbursement and burnout across all health care sectors, and Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) said the committee plans to unveil the last two discussion drafts on crisis care and mental health care parity soon. Earlier this year, Wyden separated subcommittee leaders into five work groups to focus on building the behavioral health workforce, integrating primary and mental health care, improving...