3760 -- To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce, and for other purposes. | Poliscope

To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health workforce, and for other purposes.

3760

118th Congress

Health

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

May 31, 2023

Latest Action

June 2, 2023

Primary Sponsor

Troy A. CarterDemocratic(LA)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

58pct

2d open

vs 10,564 other HR bills in the 118th — cohort avg 68d

Summary

This bill establishes a student loan deferment and forgiveness program for physicians who provide mental and behavioral health services (including substance abuse prevention and treatment services) to racial and ethnic minority groups and low-income individuals. To carry out the program, the Department of Health and Human Services must pay the outstanding principal and interest (up to a maximum limit) on specified federal student loans for eligible physicians who work in qualifying employment. While participating in the program, physicians do not need to pay the principal of their loans but must pay any interest that accrues. To be eligible, physicians must complete a mental or behavioral health professions degree or certificate at a minority-serving institution of higher education. Physicians must also provide mental and behavioral health services for five consecutive years while working either (1) as solo practitioners where at least 30% of patients receive Medicaid and at least 50% of patients are members of racial and ethnic minority groups; or (2) at institutions that accept Medicaid and where at least 50% of patients served by the institution are members of racial and ethnic minority groups.

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (4)

These links require the bill number to appear in the filing's source-reported specific issue text. Client expenses and lobbying-firm income are separate disclosure fields.

Filing registrants (1)

ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. (2)

ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.client→ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.

2023 · third_quarter · Insurance

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Individual Market Prior Authorization Mental Health and Substance Use, Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention and 9-8-8 hotline services Mental Health Parity Fair Hospital Billing and Claims Form Issues Facilitating Accountability in Reimbursements Act (FAIR Act) (H.R. 3417) Site-based Invoicing and Transparency Enhancement (SITE) Act (S.1869) Mental Health Workforce Act (H.R. 3760) Transparency in Billing Act (H.R. 4509) Transparency in Coverage Act (H.R. 4507) Health Data Act (H.R. 4527) Hidden Fee Disclosure Act (H.R. 4508) The Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023 (H.R. 4822) PATIENT Act (H.R. 3561) Lower Cost, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) Primary Care and Workforce Act (S. 2840) BCBSA of Louisiana Acquisition AI Use in Healthcare Health Disparities, including Maternal Health and Rural Health Veterans Health - Veterans Community Care program Military OneSource program