Bill to help health workers with burnout moves ahead in Congress
03/22/24 at 02:00 AM
Bill to help health workers with burnout moves ahead in Congress
Modern Healthcare, by Michael Mcauliff; 3/20/24
A bill designed to help counter depression, burnout and suicide among healthcare providers cleared a key hurdle Wednesday, passing unanimously out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024 updates and extends for five years an earlier version of the law. It funds grants for healthcare organizations and associations to run programs aimed at improving workers' mental health amid staff shortages and ongoing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.