MHPA Urges Caution Against Provisions in House-passed Budget Reconciliation Bill

In a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), MHPA detailed concerns with certain provisions in the House-passed budget reconciliation bill. While MHPA supports the inclusion of policies that eliminate redundancies in the program, the Association urged caution against specific provisions that can increase churn, create additional barriers to coverage, disincentivize essential care, hamstring states in financing the program, and disrupt the broader the health care system.

Read the full letter here.