AHA urges Congress to address addiction treatment barriers
The AHA Nov. 20 asked Congress to consider a series of actions to eliminate barriers to addiction treatment. In comments to Reps. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Mike Turner, R-Ohio, the AHA urged Congress to bolster reimbursements for behavioral health providers, repeal the institution for mental diseases exclusion, remove the 190-day lifetime limit of inpatient care in a psychiatric hospital, repeal the in-person telehealth requirement for behavioral health and strengthen the health care workforce, among other recommendations.
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