S. 3486 · 119th Congress
Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
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This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance for states on ways to increase education, training, recruitment, and retention of mental health and substance use disorder providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly in rural and underserved areas.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Dec 16, 2025
Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance for states on ways to increase education, training, recruitment, and retention of mental health and substance use disorder providers under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly in rural and underserved areas.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Expand the Behavioral Health Workforce Now Act
Latest action (Dec 16, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 16, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.