Behavioral Health Business November 9, 2023
Behavioral health is top of mind for the U.S. Senate as it discusses a new bill that could be a “savings driver and a game changer” for patients and providers.
The Senate Finance Committee met to discuss a bipartisan package of health proposals called the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act. The bill would, if passed, expand access to mental health care and restrict pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBMs) “shadowy tactics.”
“Attention to mental health is needed now more than ever,” Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) said. “The legislation we’re considering today explicitly targets the lack of access in several ways, including bolstering telehealth, addressing coverage gaps and ending the mental and behavioral health workforce shortages.”
The finance committee...
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