The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on “the President's Proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget with the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.” Telehealth was a hailed as an area to continue post-pandemic as it improved accessibility to healthcare.
Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) also discussed his “Mentoring and Supporting Families Act,” which would amend the Health Profession Opportunity Grants program to require career coaching services, mentoring/peer support, and give priority to grant applications that offer a cash stipend. A majority of the hearing focused on Medicare, COVID response, health insurance, surprise medical billing, drug pricing, unaccompanied minors, nursing homes, and mental health.
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