VICTORIA DAVILA

Issues related to Medicare coverage of marriage and family therapist (MFT) services and mental health counselor (MHC) services. Issues related to the Mental Health Access Improvement Act as included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law No: 117-328).

Issues related to support for the mental health counseling profession. Issues related to the Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act (H.R. 733, 118th Congress); the Parity Enforcement Act (H.R. 957, 119th Congress); HOPE and Mental Wellbeing Act (H.R. 1096, 119th Congress); Building Capacity for Care Act (H.R. 2223; 119th Congress); Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act (H.R.4253, 119th Congress); Mental Health Services for Students Act (H.R. 5557, 119th Congress); Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act (H.R. 6226; 119th Congress); and the Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act (H.R. 6672, 119th Congress).

Issues related to support for the mental health counseling profession. Issues related to the Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act (H.R. 733, 118th).

Issues related to health care accreditation, Medicare Advantage plans (including Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (SNP) reviews), telehealth, and mental health parity. Issues related to pharmacy benefit management services and specialty pharmacies, including accreditations of both, and the Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R. 6609). Issues related to the implementation and use of artificial intelligence in health care, including the role of accreditation.

Issues related to health care accreditation, telehealth, mental health parity, and Medicare Advantage plans. Issues related to reforms to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), including the role of accreditation. Issues related to pharmacy benefit management services and specialty pharmacies, including accreditations of both, and the Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act (H.R. 6609) and the Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act] (H.R. 6610). Issues related to the implementation and use of artificial intelligence in health care, including the role of accreditation.

Issues related to health care artificial intelligence accreditation, including congressional encouragement of HHS and ASTP/ONC to utilize accreditation to ensure responsible implementation and effective use of artificial intelligence in health care.