The Biden administration’s new federal budget proposal for the next fiscal year includes $4.77 billion to “transform mental health and substance use disorder coverage and infrastructure” in the country, Behavioral Health Business reports.
The budget covers the federal fiscal year 2023, which begins Oct. 1. The roughly $5.8 trillion budget seeks to encapsulate several priorities including the so-called “Unity Agenda” outlined in Biden’s State of the Union address at the beginning of March.
The White House budget is seen largely as a symbolic document, given the long congressional process that ensues before a final budget is enacted. So, while the specific policies in the Biden budget might not be realized, the document does signal the administration’s large ambitions related to behavioral health. Read more.
