Biden to Lay Out Plan for Expanding Access to Mental Health Care

President Joe Biden will lay out a plan to make it easier for Americans to get mental health care and urge Congress to boost spending to train more behavioral health doctors, the White House announced.

Biden, as part of his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, will announce his fiscal 2023 budget will call for $700 million in programs that provide training, scholarships, and loan repayment to mental health and substance use disorder providers who practice in rural and other underserved communities. He’ll also ask for “major new multi-year funding” to bolster provider capacity, the White House said. ...