Behavioral Health Business January 3, 2023
The $1.66 trillion omnibus funding bill touches nearly every aspect of the behavioral health industry.
Advocates in the space weren’t shy about praising the bill even though it didn’t include some long-sought reforms. A quick tally of funding for the most germane items finds that the federal government is putting at least $10 billion into behavioral health in fiscal 2023.
The bill, which was signed by Pres. Joe Biden on Dec. 29, also includes tens of millions of additional dollars allocated to initiatives such as scientific research funding through organizations within the National Institutes of Health that won’t flow directly into the industry.
Some of the more direct initiatives include extending telehealth flexibilities for Medicare beneficiaries, deregulating buprenorphine and investing...
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