Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act
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Overview
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a study comparing the quality of mental health and addiction therapy care provided by the VA to that offered by non-VA providers. The study will examine various treatment modalities and assess factors like health outcomes, use of evidence-based practices, coordination between providers, veteran-centric care, and the integration of care for co-occurring conditions. The findings of the study will be publicly reported to Congress and made available online.
Key provisions
- The VA must enter into an agreement with an independent organization for a quality of care study.
- The study will compare VA and non-VA mental health and addiction therapy care.
- The study must cover various treatment modalities (telehealth, inpatient, etc.).
- The report must assess health outcomes, evidence-based practices, and coordination between providers.
- The report must evaluate veteran-centric care and integrated care for co-occurring conditions.
- The study will examine the time it takes to initiate services.
- The study findings will be publicly available on a website.
- The study must be completed within 18 months of the agreement.
Who is affected
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Veterans
- Mental health and addiction therapy providers (both VA and non-VA)
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