The AAMC offered continued support for the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 929/S. 266) in March 20 letters to the bill’s original sponsors in the House (PDF) and Senate (PDF). The AAMC also joined over 60 organizations in a March 18 letter (PDF) — coinciding with Health Workforce Well-Being Day — urging Congress to swiftly consider and pass the reauthorization legislation, highlighting progress made and the continued need to support health care professionals with preventive mental health care and services.
Originally enacted in 2022, the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (P.L. 117-105, PDF) authorized funding for grants to train health care students, residents, and professionals to help reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, mental health conditions, and substance use disorders across the health care workforce through fiscal year (FY) 2024 [refer to Washington Highlights, Feb. 25, 2022]. Legislation to reauthorize the programs was introduced in the 118th Congress, but was not enacted prior to the end of 2024, resulting in the expiration of the law [refer to Washington Highlights, Dec. 6, 2024]. The legislation would reauthorize these critical grant programs through FY 2030 and also include a focus on the reduction of administrative burden on health care workers.
- Washington Highlights