Behavioral Health Business December 11, 2023
Morgan Gonzales

Rural residents often face obstacles in finding health care resources.Many access mental health care via their primary care providers rather than behavioral health clinicians.

A new bipartisan bill, titled the Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act, aims to increase rural residents’ access to virtual mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services by authorizing up to $10 million in annual grants through 2027.

Rural communities face many health disparities compared to urban people, including higher rates of opioid overdoses and suicide, creating a significant need for increased access to behavioral health services and presenting opportunities for providers to expand services.

US Representatives Andrea Salinas (D-Ore) and Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) introduced the bill, which also seeks to...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Mental Health, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology, Telehealth
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