ASAM Co-Leads Letter to U.S. Senate Finance Committee on the MH and SUD Workforce

On November 10^th, ASAM and the Legal Action Center (LAC) co-led a letter to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in response to the committee’s Enhancing the Mental Health Workforce discussion draft. Signed by leading organizations working to advance mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) care, the letter thanks the committee for its ongoing efforts to address the MH and SUD workforce crisis and makes several key recommendations. The letter’s recommendations focus on two key areas: (1) clarifications to the bill’s language to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries with a primary diagnosis of SUD or no co-occurring MH condition can access the critical services they need and (2) resolving other barriers that prevent the MH and SUD workforce from meeting its full potential.

Read the letter here.