06/30/2022
Workforce Wins in House Appropriations bill for HHS
Today, the House Appropriations Committee released its reports accompanying the fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations bill and its revised fiscal year 2023 subcommittee allocations. The LeadingAge Policy Team is currently reviewing the Committee Report, and highlighted a few notable HHS healthcare workforce allocations that appear in the Committee’s report:
- $3 million to fund a Direct Care Workforce Demonstration Project, to reduce barriers to entry for a diverse and high-quality direct care workforce, including providing wages, benefits, and advancement opportunities needed to attract or retain direct care workers.
- An additional $3 million above the FY 2022 level for the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP). The program supports training to integrate geriatrics into primary care delivery and develops academic primary care-community based partnerships to address gaps in health care for older adults.
- $15 million to support Crisis Workforce Development Service Models, and more effective use of the behavioral health workforce by stabilizing individuals experiencing behavioral health crises in less intensive settings.
- $44 million increase above the FY 2022 funding level for Title VII Nursing Workforce development programs.
- $25 million to develop activities for the Preventing Burnout in the Health Workforce Program, to provide comprehensive and evidence-based support to prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among health care providers.
The FY 2023 appropriations bill was advanced by a voice vote in the Labor-HHS Subcommittee on Thursday, June 23, and the report will be considered at tomorrow’s full Committee markup. The bill report is here. The text of the draft bill is here.