The law was a critical first step in acknowledging and addressing stigma that often prevents healthcare professionals from seeking mental health services. Now, the bipartisan Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act will ensure that hospitals, health systems and other healthcare organizations can continue to expand and build upon the success of previous programs. Reauthorization will also foster continued innovation of these programs, such as expanding the scope to address systemic factors that contribute to administrative burden and occupational burnout.
The ACR joins over 60 stakeholders across the medical community calling for reauthorization and refunding of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act.
The ACR will continue to support these and other pro-rheumatology policies as they are introduced in Congress. Join the ACR as an advocate by contacting your lawmakers today.
