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From today’s passing of the Build Back Better Act:
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but in all seriousness, here’s the link:
alert.psychnews.org
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- Expansion of the behavioral health workforce: The legislation would fund 4,000 new, Medicare-supported graduate medical education slots in 2025 and 2026, the largest increase in more than 25 years, and it would allocate 15% of the new residency slots to psychiatry and other behavioral health training programs. Furthermore, it would provide $75 million in funding to award grants to establish or expand programs to enlarge and diversify the maternal mental health and SUD treatment workforce. It would also provide an additional $50 million for the SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program in which APA participates.”
but in all seriousness, here’s the link:
House Passes Build Back Better Act to Invest in Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Care
Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, a $2 trillion spending package that includes significant investme...
