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Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
Introduced Jul 22, 2026 by Rep. Joe Neguse
IntroducedCommitteeFloorCongressLaw
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Latest action · Jul 22, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
What it does
Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance for states on ways to increase education, training, recruitment, and retention of mental health and substance use disorder providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly in rural and underserved areas.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
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