Legislators including Rep. Susan Wild, Sen. Todd Young, Sen. Tim Kaine, Rep. Deb Dingell, Sen. Michael Bennet, Rep. Mike Carey, Sen. Maggie Hassan, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, and Rep. Haley Stevens have introduced or reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at providing support for healthcare workers and family caregivers. The proposed bills seek to address mental and behavioral health needs, reduce stigmas around mental health care, and ease the financial burden on caregivers. The initiatives are intended to provide critical mental health support and resources for frontline workers and family caregivers, recognizing their selfless dedication and the sacrifices they make.
Thank you @RepSusanWild for pushing to ensure our healthcare workers are provided with mental health support. I cosponsored this bill to make sure those who tirelessly work to keep us safe receive the care and support they deserve in return. https://t.co/iIS9TAMBo6
I am proud to join my colleagues today to reintroduce the Credit for Caring Act that will provide the assistance needed to help ease some of the physical and emotional toll caregiving can bring. https://t.co/xIqx0qm0Q2
Many caregivers are stretched thin, caring for a loved one often while working a full or part-time job to make ends meet. I helped introduce a bipartisan bill to provide a tax cut to family caregivers. Read more from USA Today: https://t.co/orSMmxcSb5
Every year, more than 1.4 million Ohioans serve as family caregivers. From changing bed sheets to dressing wounds, caregivers selflessly sacrifice while asking little in return. I'm proud to introduce bipartisan legislation to help ease the financial burden on family caregivers. https://t.co/1QvzT2d5ib
Nationwide, 48M family caregivers – including 600K Coloradans – care for a loved one, often at a significant financial cost to themselves. Today, I reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help caregivers make ends meet across the country. https://t.co/tugeBz3HS9
Healthcare professionals dedicate their lives to patients, often at their own expense. Joined colleagues in introducing legislation to address the mental & behavioral health conditions drs & nurses face & continue reducing stigmas around mental health care.https://t.co/y5AC1slHIj
A few years ago, I got a bill signed into law that provided health care workers with critical mental health care and resources. We've got to make sure that care continues. That's why I'm introducing legislation to renew this support and address burnout. https://t.co/rALXITo0iH
Our frontline workers put their own health on the line every day to serve our communities in Indiana and across the country. Reauthorizing these grant programs will provide our health care workforce with needed support to promote mental and behavioral health.…
I was thrilled to see the Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act pass into law in 2022, to carry on Dr. Breen’s legacy. Today, I introduced legislation to reauthorize this law, ensuring we can continue to provide critical mental health support to our physicians. https://t.co/jYHYRL1aTy