AHA proposes congressional actions to address mental health crisis
In a statement submitted to the House Ways and Means for a hearing yesterday on the nation’s mental health crisis, AHA voiced support for several initiatives that would expand access to mental health professionals, enforce parity in mental health coverage, and better integrate and coordinate mental and behavioral health care for patients.
Testifying at the hearing were representatives from the Health Disparities Institute; Legal Action Center; Commonwealth Care Alliance; Public Children Services Association of Ohio; and North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services.
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