People on Medicaid and CHIP would have better access to mental health and addiction care.
This bill would require the federal health agency to share strategies with states on how to get more mental health and addiction care providers. The goal is to help states improve access to care for people covered by Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), especially in rural areas and places that don't have enough providers.
Today, states may be working to increase their mental health and addiction care workforce, but without specific federal guidance tailored to Medicaid and CHIP programs. After this bill, the federal health agency would provide states with non-mandatory strategies and ideas. These ideas would show how to use existing program rules to better educate, train, hire, and keep these crucial providers, especially in rural and underserved areas.
S 3486 · 119th Congress · December 16, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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