he $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, Behavioral Health Business reports.
Some of the more direct initiatives include extending telehealth flexibilities for Medicare beneficiaries, deregulating buprenorphine and investing more money into workforce development programs. And that is a small sampling of the provisions that impact behavioral health. Read more.
