Senate Finance Committee Members Debate Policies to Combat Illicit Fentanyl, Agree on the Benefits of Telehealth for Behavioral Health Services

Senate Finance Committee Members Debate Policies to Combat Illicit Fentanyl, Agree on the Benefits of Telehealth for Behavioral Health Services

The Senate Finance Committee convened a hearing to discuss opportunities in the health care system to improve addiction treatment, grow primary prevention, and combat the fentanyl public health crisis. Democrats used the hearing to ask questions about promising treatment approaches and criticize barriers to care such as prior authorization and funding challenges for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Republicans argued… (Marceno, May 23, 2024) #Mental and Behavioral Health, #Opioids, #Prevention, #Public Health