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Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act

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This bill would require the government agency that runs Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to give states advice on how to train, hire, and keep more mental health and substance use disorder workers, especially in rural areas and communities that don't have enough of these providers.

Introduced

July 22, 2026

Policy Area

Health

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